Comedy | November 16, 2009 | 14 comments

Professional Jobs That Suck

source: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108148/stressful-jobs-that-pay-badly?mod=career...

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Stressful Jobs That Pay Badly
by Jessica Dickler
Monday, November 16, 2009

1. Social Worker
Median pay: $43,200
% who say their job is stressful: 72%

Social workers step in when everyone else steps aside to help people and families in vulnerable situations. They provide patients with education and counseling, advise care givers and make referrals for other services. And with social workers in short supply and programs underfunded, few must juggle the work of many, while reaping little reward.

Just ask Heather Griffith, a social worker who works with children in intensive foster care in Boston: "You're getting paid $12 an hour and kids are screaming at you, telling you that you are just in it for the money and you're just like, really?"


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14 comments // Professional Jobs That Suck

  • francegirl
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      francegirl  

    • I am so ready to not be a social worker any more, 8 yrs in LTC at salory cap with more work, high stress, going ino occupational therapy, rehab is where the money is, they make money vs costing money and are paid sweet. You still help people and see direct results. Can't wait.

    • 3 years ago
  • sugarlilly
  • sjkaplan7
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      sjkaplan7  

    • This is upsetting, I am a social worker and I do not feel this way. This women was not properly trained, and she has no awareness as to why these children are angry. Of course foster youth are mean to her, they have a lot going on in their lives, it's her job to work with them!

    • 3 years ago
  • remanns
  • CalgarC
  • pjacobs51
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      pjacobs51  

    • Don't most "professional" jobs suck? Unless you are a rock star, or a video game tester, or involved in some other rare/fun type of employment, I would have to say so.

    • 3 years ago
  • CarolineS
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      CarolineS  

    • I dont know why 'prostitute' isn't there, thats a professional job, it must get quite stressful loving so many people a day. Mind you, they don't pay taxes so maybe thats why they're not included in the poll.

    • 3 years ago
  • lolitanimatronic
  • remanns
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      remanns  
    • lolitanimatronic:

      These are "suit" jobs,....don't be throwin the artistic types in there,....(dont count)
      That a whoooooooole nuther issue.

      And almost all "Grunt Labor" makes these folks look like pussies,...and it doesnt even matter if they OWN the business. Ask the septic tank guy.

    • 3 years ago
  • CalgarC
  • VROTK
  • Nocturnus
  • CalPal
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      CalPal  

    • Damn, I feel bad for the commercial photographers...

      100% feel their jobs are stressful...

      Hmm, now that I think about it, how many people would find jobs in politics stressful?

    • 3 years ago
  • remanns
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