The Generational Mindset Gap Around Career Changes with Morgan Hall

In Episode 019 of The Former Lawyer Podcast, Sarah talks with Morgan Hall. Morgan left legal practice after 4 1/2 years and is now a sales executive at a tech company.

In this conversation, Morgan shares about:

Why she’s “happier than ever” working in sales;
Being raised to think that her only three career options were doctor, lawyer, or engineer;
Being pushed in the direction of becoming a lawyer because she had a strong personality and “liked to argue,”
Hating law school, but thinking that was normal;
Why worrying about looking like a quitter kept her in law school, even though she was unhappy;
Disliking her first job after law school, but thinking at first that she just needed to find a different lawyer job;
How she dealt with others not understanding why she wanted to leave;
How generational differences regarding the perception of work complicate these conversations;
The most important thing to remember when considering leaving the law;
Dealing with the reality of having a large amount of student loan debt;
and much more!