Came across this in Yahoo! today...
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Stressful Jobs That Pay Badly
High stress and a meager paycheck are just another day at the office. Here are some of the most overworked and underpaid professions out there.
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?"
7. Fundraiser
Median pay: $42,700
% who say their job is stressful: 67%
No matter the cause, asking people to part with their money is not easy. And it doesn't just happen at cocktail parties. Fundraisers are hitting the pavement between galas, meeting with donors, writing grant proposals, and overseeing outreach campaigns and running events.
"It takes time to raise money and the uncertainly and the constant effort go with the trade," said one fundraiser for Harvard University. Add in a recession and their job gets even more difficult. But fundraisers must persevere in order to keep worthy charities and non-profit organizations running.
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So, conclusion?
As psycho-grads-to-be, we can either choose to hit BIG! (stress+money) *like being lecturers la, IO consultants la, counselors la..*, or we hit ourselves with more stress (stress+stress+stress+ little pay = more stress)!
Either that, or we can become iconic people like Ah-GOH, own an organization, and make our students/interns work like crap for us...
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