Newbie PD Pick-Me-Up

If you find yourself feeling jaded or discouraged by the grind of your caseload, pause for a moment and take a look at your job and your profession through the enthusiastic eyes of newly-minted PD Not for the Monosyllabic who says being a public defender is pretty much the coolest thing ever:

My job kicks so much ass it’s unbelievable.

It’s ridiculously awesome. If I had to rate it on a scale from 1 to insanely awesome, I’d have to go with insanely awesome.

Remember when you were that excited to be a public defender? No? Well, then, go read the entire entry; you’re clearly needing a reminder. Remind yourself how great it was to have your first very own office, your first very own office chair, and your first job where you actually had the freedom to make your own schedule (more or less). Sure, it’s true that big desk can quickly shrink under piles of work you have to do, that chair can become the place you feel you never leave, that freedom to make your own schedule can disappear under a caseload whose looming deadlines dictate your every move…. Yes, that can happen. Still, it’s good to remember the joys of those first days. Thanks to NftM for the pleasant reminder.