good for you. its good to love your job. i am glad that you do. however, the post is not commenting on the typical experiences of a middle-aged london barrister. i attended law school in the US, i know plenty of american lawyers, in a variety of types of practice, and tony pretty much hits the nail on the head in regard to the situation here, for someone under, say, 40 at least.

if you had read the entire post, it would be apparent that tony is not knocking the legal profession, or the accounting profession for that matter. or drawing comfort from anyone's misery. he's saying that the hours of a young associate in a big downtown firm(in the US and canada, for all i know in jolly old england they work 35 hour weeks) are excessive, the work is generally boring, and the payoff for many never comes, all of which are facts.  He ends by saying that starting one's own practice, away from the "bright lights",  is a good alternative. the experiences of my friends seem to bear this out. read the damned thing before you shoot off about "bollocks" at me.

No, i dont, as he's clearly talking about certain types of firms, in the US (and possibly canada). if you were at all familiar with the situation here that would be abundantly clear to you.

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"Grey flannel pants, solid grenadine ties and solid knit ties. These are what are on my acquisition list for 2011. Yet no bricks and mortar retailer offers these basics. Why? "

Not looking hard enough!

"The SF entrepreneurs are the only retailers that sell basic, foundational pieces. "

Bollocks!

"I do not forsee myself buying ties from anyone other than Sam Hober, Kent Wang or Howard Yount."

Nothing against our colleague Mr Hober but this is classic iGent inanity.

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