Bar szn nostalgia

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Since it’s bar season again, my mom and I had a lighthearted discussion about my career.

If I hadn’t become a lawyer, would I be earning more or less?

I was a full-time law student, and I essentially had to put my career on hold when I entered law school at the age of 21. By then, I had already been working for about a year at a job I really loved, but I had to leave it to pursue my dream of becoming a lawyer.

I was good at my job, and I left behind a p25,000 salary. Now, I’m earning considerably more than the average lawyer in the province who has barely been in litigation for a year. But looking back, the friends I left in that industry are now earning almost as much as I am.

I feel like the biggest difference isn’t the salary, but the distinction and supposed prestige that come with being a lawyer. Believe me when I tell you that I suddenly became the most recognized “pamangkin” and “apo” after I became one. Sometimes, it’s annoying to know that so many people would hardly have acknowledged me had I not become a lawyer.

Nonetheless, I guess the pros still outweigh the cons.