[AndrewKemendo]

100% of lawyers I know hate their jobs. I can’t think of a single friend of mine that is a lawyer who enjoys their work.

I have three friends who are anesthesiologists and they are all generally meh about it. They treat it like being a mechanic.

There’s always a flip side to being a helper like a doctor too - not everyone survives surgery. The thing they don’t tell you about doing that emotional labor is that it’s poorly compensated and exhausting and so people tend to dissociate and become less and less compassionate the longer they do it just as a self defense mechanism.

[sfpotter]

My mother has been a nurse in demanding and intense units for nearly 45 years. She finds the work very satisfying and is reasonably well-paid.

I know a number of lawyers who find their work intensely meaningful and are willing to put up with the bull shit despite the challenges.

[jjlustig]

Lawyers are bimodal in this regard. Many hate the work with a burning passion. Many love the work and never want to retire. IMO, it really depends on the practice area + role (e.g., M&A work vs. civil rights work or big law attorney vs. AUSA).