Same- I had a very trivial idea and talked to a few lawyers who turned it into something that was far, far more complicated (and clever, in fact I wondered why

Same- I had a very trivial idea and talked to a few lawyers who turned it into something that was far, far more complicated (and clever, in fact I wondered why they didn't just write patents on their own all day long). At the time, each submitted patent gained you $1K and if it was accepted ( I don't recall the actual terms) was $5K. Easy money! Hopefully, my ex-employer won't abuse this patent....