I feel safe at my lawyer job is this a red flag?

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You’re never safe. The era of permanent, safe jobs died a long time ago. All jobs are temporary.

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I felt safe at my job, then saw some office drama that caused my best work friend and mentor to quit. I told my life partner I didn’t feel safe at work anymore and he responded, “you never were, you just didn’t realize it.” Ouch.

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Sounds like it's about time to start looking elsewhere.

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