Work Tradeoffs | #16

Work Tradeoffs

No. 16 — read time 4 minutes
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Les Avocats (The Lawyers)

What do you think when you read something like this?

To me, it sounds like hell.

The thing is, many of my friends who worked in other similar high-prestige / high-stress industries (consulting, investment banking) reached out to me privately saying they had a similar experience at their jobs, even if it was never explicitly put on a formal deck like this.

While I know a few corporate lawyers who love their craft (and the "always on" culture), I suspect many of the recruits starting out at these firms think this is what they want until they end up realizing it never was.

Most jobs are not like this.

There is (usually) some semblance of work-life balance and a respect for the employee as a human.

But the reality is, unless you work for yourself, someone else is always calling the shots.

And you either need to accept that and be OK with the tradeoffs, or work for yourself.

One of my goals this year is to go deep on the topic of work, and what it means to be self-employed.

Many of you have shared with me how my writing has opened your eyes as to whats possible in your own careers.

That's where this newsletter, and my content in general, will be heading.

Actionable insights, inspiring stories, and a community for high performers who want to explore a new modality for work.

Since I'm traveling today with the family, I'll leave you with this idea from Paul Millerd's fantastic book,  The Pathless Path  on where work beliefs stem from:

What are your thoughts on work tradeoffs?

Is the example from BigLaw hell, or is it nuanced and the right fit for some?

Should work be all consuming, or is a "traditionalist" approach more appropriate?

Feel free to reply back. I love reading all the emails you send over.

Till next week,

Tom

P.S. If you want to go deeper on this idea of the "future of work", listen to this interview with  Naval Ravikant  (3 min):

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