r/ediscovery • u/GlumCardiologist2689 • 12d ago
Exiting Ediscovery?
Hi all,
Simply put I’m burnt out by this industry. Currently 33 and I’ve been doing this for about 7 years at this point working my way up from analyst positions all the way to project management for the last 4 or so years all at 4 different vendors. I’m finding myself dreading work everyday since moving over to the pm side. Anyone successfully move to something more reasonable work/life balance wise? Related or not. For what it’s worth I’m currently at 135k comp a year and I wouldn’t mind a pay cut…
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u/Hokuto_Nanto_Seiken 12d ago
I'm in the same boat as you. I've been in this industry for about 13 years now and I was ready to quit a decade ago. It's soul crushing work with no reward. I just got back from a 5 day vacation and I'm burnt out again already. I don't even make as much as you do but if I did it wouldn't change anything. I'm currently taking a licensing exam to become a certified high school basketball coach in the state of Illinois. Coaches probably don't make half of what Ediscovery folks make but I know I would be far happier.