<p>I love my job and would continue working if I hit the lottery. ( I would work fewer hours however.) I am a therapist.
To whomever made the comment re psychiatrists having to work with the “mentally ill”, please keep in mind that the indcidence rate of depression per lifetime is surprisingly high. The “mentally ill” could be you or me.
I was surprised the article did not list corporate salespeople. Over the years I have had many salesmen (almost all men) in my practice, and their lifestyle has appeared particularly unappealing.</p>
<p>How can anyone ‘overrate’ a flight attendant’s job? Isn’t it obvious to anyone who has taken a flight that these poor folk have the worst job? </p>
<p>Help deal with overstuffed overhead bins. Do a little mime of how to put the seat belt on. Remind people to put away their stuff, bring up their seatbacks, yada yada. Play waitress in the sky. Take care of occasional lavatory problems. Deal with passengers yelling at you because their flight was delayed (not your fault). Deal with drunk passengers. Deal with airport security every day. Yuck.</p>
<p>Yeah, but you forget the thrill of standing in the aisle, serving drinks in turbulence and getting the chance to have your head banged up on the ceiling.</p>
<p>And all those little packets of free peanuts.</p>
<p>This is a bad article. The reasoning for most of the jobs is either:
A.) an obvious stating of the job description, which most people know about the job anyways
B.) using the “bad economy” as a reason to avoid it, even though when most high school students preparing for these jobs will be working when the economy is in an upswing
C.) Saying the job is hard work. </p>
<p>Essentially, the author doesnt like certain jobs and made an article explaining why they dont. </p>
<p>If you want to do those jobs, go do it. If not, then dont do it and dont discourage others from doing it as well.</p>
<p>People tend to have high expectations in general, so I feel like most jobs would be overrated. But it’s not like the vague reasons listed in the article clarified why these jobs were the most overrated.</p>
<p>Obviously, the article lacks real research behind it, but it makes a good point about the dangers of seeking a job merely because it has a good traditional reputation. Students (and their parents) may invest a lot in preparing their children to be attorneys or physicians only to find it’s not for them, too expensive, too stressful (or the dreaded inability to get into prof school or get licensed/pass the bar). The same story can also apply for architecture. I have met quite a few people, esp. in pre-law/pre-medicine, who are too blinded by the dream of big bucks (which are not so big, taking into account the cost of professional school AND the fact that attorney/physician salaries haven’t been keeping up with inflation) and respect to make a sober and realistic evaluation of their career choices.</p>
<p>This brings up the question of how our students make these choices. I wish it were easier to read the future trends. (Although I don’t think making career choices just on the basis of compensation/security is very inspiring.) </p>
<p>Most of us parents of college students now who grew up in the US (and similar - i.e., not the developing world) could follow a passion and it would likely lead to a good career. It just doesn’t seem like a world of infinite possibilities anymore. </p>
<p>Liberal arts education seemed like the way to go when I was in college, but now takes on the tint of frivolousness. I never thought I would think this way.</p>
<p>I guess talking with current professionals in the field is the best method of understanding trends of a particular sector, but I’m curious if anyone has other ideas? (Without having to read business magazines 
.) </p>
<p>It must seem like a hazy mess for many college students to wade through and try to come up with a career choice and a major that leads to it.</p>
<p>If you love what you do you don’t “think” about whether it’s over rated or under rated or too much about your compensation as long it’s market value. The first fifteen years of my career I was in advertising after “quitting” law school and switching to an MBA program and I would not go back and change a thing. There were moments of glamour, moments of hatred and moments of boredom but so goes life. If I won the lottery I’d still work for a few more years without a doubt. H and I were just talking about that a few weeks ago because I bought my first lottery ticket on a lark.</p>
<p>Don’t forget about the “increased regulation.”</p>