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Bro, honestly, I’m not as into litigation as I once thought I’d be. It’s definitely not about the salary, once you factor in the associated perks, the overall compensation in the initial years more or less balances out.
For me, the main reason is the lifestyle I want and the environment I miss. My ideals might be unpopular, at least in this forum, but Delhi is not where I see myself spending the coming years of my life. And it’s not just Delhi, I genuinely enjoy village surroundings and less crowded places. Those are usually the areas people want to avoid, but having lived in Delhi my entire life and only visiting villages or towns (across India) for a couple of months a year since childhood, I’ve realized I no longer want to sustain life in metro cities. I’m willing to trade future “success” and a higher salary for the chance to work for society while staying as far away from metros as possible.
Honestly, I just want a job that allows frequent transfers and keeps me close to actual natural life. UPSC, at least, offers that. Most cadres have only one or two big cities, and the rest are small towns and that’s exactly what I’m looking for. (Once & if, selected) Any transfer to any major city within the cadre won't survive more than 2-3 years, the rest of my life I can avoid all the chaos and actually live peacefully and enjoy being alive.
It sure is redundant to satisfy your ego by responding to your myopic view that someone’s insecurities would make them take some competitive exam.
Truly hoping that in your 60s, you won’t be going around telling everyone you once did well in CLAT. Hope you find an identity for yourself beyond your CLAT performance.
In a Tier 1 there's no guarantee you gonna have a stable and a successful life. Not everyone becomes the next AMS, MR, HS, KS level of counsel earning hundreds of crores every year.
Your comment is peak tone deaf behaviour.
A T1 job, by its very nature, is already an unforgiving and attempting to pair it with a competitive exam self-sabotage.
Since you're an A0, you're relatively young and can use that in your favour. Speak to your partner sincerely and drop out. Prepare seriously and give it your best. If it works great, otherwise you can always come back.
P.S. I don’t wanna quit my job to take the exam. I think I’m preparing well after office hours, which are reasonable, but it’s still necessary to be present most of the week.
I never mentioned my exam plans during the interview, even though I knew I’d eventually write it. Now I’m not sure what to do. If I tell my partner that I need Sundays off for the exam, I risk being replaced immediately, whether or not I clear it. But if I don’t tell anyone and just go write it, I’ll be unreachable for about three hours and that could backfire badly if work crops up.
I hardly get one or two Sundays off a month, so I can’t rely on casual leave or luck. How do I handle this without sabotaging my job or my exam attempt? Should I disclose it upfront, keep it vague, or quietly manage those exam hours? Would really appreciate some practical advice from people who’ve navigated something similar.