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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
When I was hanging out on the old lymphoma floor (we don't have cancer wards any more, we have beautiful rooms with stunning views that cost a fraction of the drugs they pump in, because it brings in the cancer cases), I had a steady stream of the clients I have in biotech coming through and visiting and often talking shop, and it helped me realize how important some of the work I do is. BTW, the folks in finance and software - I didn't see them as much, they're more focused on the money than the human stuff.
So, yeah, when I beat my cancer I was ready to do more work. And I saw much more clearly why I do this stuff.
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YMMV. I like finishing a project. Nice to build things. But even then, it's more just the addiction to doing something, anything, that provides a goal. Once you're in, you must finish. Then you're done and you realize you are just living for the high of completing a goal.
A good friend of mine won a huge amount of money in a case. He and his spouse immediately quit everything and never looked back.
I don't see how anyone in litigation could retain a desire to continue that work. First, no one goes into it for any reason but money, as it's an awfully annoying way to make a living. Second, it's random. The first time I won a seven figure settlement by bluffing with a truly dubious claim, I felt the whole profession was a joke. Then it happened a few more times. And while this happened, I saw clients who had really strong cases lose.
Life is largely random and much of it is luck, but a system where winning or losing, or getting a small or draconian sentence can often depend on a judge's mood, or some quirk of timing, is not one in which "God's work" is performed.
