I can't get no satisfaction

I'm still going back and forth as to how I feel about my new job, and I think I've figured out what the problem is. It's not that there's anything wrong with the job so much as it is that it's just not something that fulfills me. I'd much rather be doing something, still in the legal field, but in the area of, say, the pro-choice movement (which is in big trouble these days, in my opinion). Even my last job, although it didn't involve anything like that, had a much higher personal fulfillment factor because we did things like handle guardianships for people who couldn't care for themselves, help terminal cancer patients with their estate planning documents, etc. There was more of a feeling that I was actually helping to make people's lives better, or helping them in their time of need. With this job -- not so much.

I am just not the type of person who can be happy working in a big, corporate environment. My years at Motorola taught me that. This firm, of course, isn't nearly so big or so corporate, but there are quite a few similarities nonetheless. There are certain benefits to working for a larger firm, and one that handles a lot of huge cases for corporate clients -- better pay, better job stability, better benefits, way cooler technology and office equipment -- but the personal fulfillment factor is almost nonexistent.

I'm not going to make any sudden moves or anything, but I'm going to have to start thinking about what I really want to spend forty-plus hours per week doing, and keeping an eye out for something that might be a better fit for me on a personal level.