Is your job on this list?

[Deleted]

No. My job is never on any list. No one ever knows what it is.

[bab]

Aug 14, 2012 10:41:37 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

No, but it should be.

That is what i was going to say!

[spedrunner]

yup its on there!!

[sparkles17]

Aug 14, 2012 10:41:37 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

No, but it should be.

Yup. I guantee I could take a poll in my office right now and 8/10 coworkers would say that they hate their job.

[lightbulbsun]

Aug 14, 2012 10:42:26 GMT -5 @schmancy said:

No. My job is never on any list. No one ever knows what it is.

mine, too

[fuckstick]

Current job, no. Prospective career, yes.

[noodleoo]

Seems like the biggest complaint of all the jobs is the lack of growth opportunities. My H and I can both relate to that. It seems like you get stuck where you are pretty fast and it is hard to figure out where or what to do to move to the next level.

[fbf2006]

Aug 14, 2012 10:39:35 GMT -5 jillianashley6 said:

I don't know. I kind of think this list is a crock of shit.

Teachers and Nurses- while they deal with a lot of crap, have a pretty good work/life balance.
I would think CPAs, most lawyers, etc that have crappy work/life balance would be a lot more unhappy.

I don't know. There are lots of growth opportunities for CPAs and lawyers. Maybe that's a reason it's not on the list. The work/life balance is not universally horrible either.

[pantsparty]

Weird list. They don't have "Why" for a few.

For Director of Sales, I bet the reason is the salespeople earn more. LOL. Oh, plus the stress and dealing with management.

[revolution]

I think it's an odd and unscientific list.

And the marketing manager reason about the coach/player stuff - that can apply to all kinds of managers, not just a marketing one.

It's just a weird list. Like they brainstormed a list of 20 jobs, and put 10 as the best and 10 as the unhappiest.

[wrathofkuus]

Nope! My job is 100% awesome.

[tigress]

No.

My sister is a teacher. She loves it. She is busy and gets paid shit (and as she is a teacher in WI, she gets paid even shitter after the government crapped up things). But besides those things, she likes the actual job part.

[snipsnsnails]

Me, too, frkls, but I figured maybe there isn't enough longevity in the career and that's why it didn't appear? Most people that enter into the clergy (I forget the percentage - I'll have to look it back up), are no longer in the profession after 10 years.

[Tacocat]

Mine isn't but H's is #1. He's a supervisor but his biggest complaint is lack of growth. He's been with his company 10 years and there really isn't room for him to go up.

[Nicole]

LOL that this is a yahoo finance article and not a single finance job is listed. This article is a load of shit.

[lissaholly]

My dad is a sakes engineer and he is soooo ready to retire! I think that is how I am looking at this list, as long term closer towards the end than the beginning. Young teachers are usually enthusiastic and really into the interaction with kids. Some older teachers are some of the most burned out people. I remember those teachers who just seemed checked.out. Same thing with nurses.

[hideme]

Yup - program manager.

And I'm guess that "the culture of the company they work for" is code for "lots of assholes in the same work environment".

[sake]

mine is. being a teacher is not all it's cracked up to be. especially in the midwest where teachers are a dime a dozen, and it's practically impossible to get in to a good district. I have been teaching at urban charter schools for the last 5 years, and that is definitely NOT what i had wanted for myself when i went into teaching as a career. Plus, pretty much anywhere these days, pay sucks, and if i didn't have H, i would be screwed in the $$ area.

[SKP82]

Mine isn't.

My best friend is a teacher, and while the pay sucks, she does love her job.

SIL is a pediatric nurse and loves her job.

[Deleted]

Mine and DH's.

We do not hate our jobs.

Well, DH hasn't started his new one yet. I guess we will know in 3 weeks. Lol.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 14, 2012 11:55:41 GMT -5 sake said:

mine is. being a teacher is not all it's cracked up to be. especially in the midwest where teachers are a dime a dozen, and it's practically impossible to get in to a good district. I have been teaching at urban charter schools for the last 5 years, and that is definitely NOT what i had wanted for myself when i went into teaching as a career. Plus, pretty much anywhere these days, pay sucks, and if i didn't have H, i would be screwed in the $$ area.

I had a friend who taught at a charter school in the Lafayette/West Lafayette area and made $23k a year with minimal health benefits. I don´t know how she survived.

[murdock]

Yup.

I don't see how nurses or teachers necessarily have better work life balance.