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Hello,
I am an attorney. Currently, the job I've been in as in-house counsel for about 8 years is unbearable for a variety of reasons. I also find it extremely boring, and I feel like I am wasting my life and brain cells every day I am there.
However, I applied for a graduate school program that is extremely difficult to get into. If I do get into it, I would leave my job in July or August and start grad school next August. Part of me wants to stay in my current job and just get through it since I may start grad school soon.
However, another part of me tells me to still seek a better opportunity because it is possible that I do not get into grad school this year, and have at least 19 or 20 months before I could enroll in grad school (or I might change my mind all together). I would hate to waste the next 8 months at my current job only to find out I was not offered admission to the program for which I applied and then had to wait another year. I'd rather work in a more enjoyable job the whole time.
However, as a legal professional and someone with a conscience, I would feel bad starting at a new place and then giving my notice 7 or 8 months later.
What would all of you do? Is it bad to only be in a job for that long? Do I have a duty to tell any prospective hiring manager that I may only be there for less than one year?
Thank you!
I am an attorney. Currently, the job I've been in as in-house counsel for about 8 years is unbearable for a variety of reasons. I also find it extremely boring, and I feel like I am wasting my life and brain cells every day I am there.
However, I applied for a graduate school program that is extremely difficult to get into. If I do get into it, I would leave my job in July or August and start grad school next August. Part of me wants to stay in my current job and just get through it since I may start grad school soon.
However, another part of me tells me to still seek a better opportunity because it is possible that I do not get into grad school this year, and have at least 19 or 20 months before I could enroll in grad school (or I might change my mind all together). I would hate to waste the next 8 months at my current job only to find out I was not offered admission to the program for which I applied and then had to wait another year. I'd rather work in a more enjoyable job the whole time.
However, as a legal professional and someone with a conscience, I would feel bad starting at a new place and then giving my notice 7 or 8 months later.
What would all of you do? Is it bad to only be in a job for that long? Do I have a duty to tell any prospective hiring manager that I may only be there for less than one year?
Thank you!
