<p>I had an interesting experience with someone who worked for a big, well-known Taxas law firm. They had several rounds of layouts. Finally, the remaining staff voted to take a pay cut of 20% in order to avoid future layoffs.After all, each associate was working at least 12 hour days in order to obtain 9 billable hours per day, almost six days a week! They certainly didnt' want to work harder.</p>
<p>The partners considered this, and here was there reply:</p>
<p>" What the staff proposes is indicative of loser mentality."</p>
<p>Before you decide that you want to become a lawyer with a big, powerful firm, remember this story. This may well be your life and may well be the environment that you will be exposed to.</p>