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Can You Guess the Least Stressful Job?
Money magazine took a survey of 35,000 employees on their overall job satisfaction, and came up with some interesting results. In addition to the highest paid jobs in the country and the overall 10 best jobs, the survey yielded a list of the 10 least stressful jobs, based on what percentage of employees rated their position as low stress. The results may surprise you; see if you can guess which jobs rated lowest on the stress meter.
Front Page: Unemployment Might Create a Lost Generation
- The job crisis is hitting young people just out of college especially hard, which could have a long-term negative impact on an entire generation. — Business Week
- American Elinor Ostrom has become the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics. — BBC News
- Iraq's National Theater has opened again for the first time in six years, as nightlife begins to return to Baghdad.
15 Tips For a Better Work-Life Balance
Staying on top of your A-game and maintaining a healthy work-life balance can feel like an oxymoron. Most of us experience an uneven pull between our social lives and work commitments, which isn't surprising considering the current economy and fact that employees everywhere are working overtime to show they're an indispensable part of the team. Nevertheless, it's important to establish a healthy harmony between your job and personal life.
10 Areas of Government With the Greatest Job Growth
Working for the government used to elicit groans of expectant dullness, but times have changed. Instead of criticizing working for the ultimate Man, Uncle Sam, more people are drawn to the secure nature of working for the federal government. According to a new report from the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, the federal government will have hired 273,000 new workers by Fall of 2012 for jobs the group calls "mission critical" — that's a 41 percent hiring increase over the three previous fiscal years.
Front Page: Huge Gender Pay Disparity in UK's Financial Sector
- Women who work in the UK financial sector can earn about 80 percent less than men, according to a new inquiry. — The Guardian
- An Obama adviser who came under fire for being tied to the 9/11 Truth movement has quit. — AP
- President Obama will make the case for a public insurance plan when he speaks to a joint session of Congress about health care on Wednesday.
Geek Tip: Make Money at Home With These Online Jobs
In today's world, technology rules the roost, and there's no reason why you can't work from home and still be able to provide for yourself and your family. Have laptop, will travel, that's what I say. So if you're stuck in a job rut, or are one of the millions still searching for a job, hop online and check out these interesting and unconventional ways you can make money at home with an Internet connection and a computer.
Could You Do Your Partner's Job?
Despite the passing of the "lion of the Senate," the people of Massachusetts might soon have another Senator Kennedy at their service. Democratic leaders like Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen.
Is Your Employer Hiring Right Now?
Companies that shed jobs over the last year or so are in no rush to rebuild their head counts, and most are waiting until they see steady and solid economic indicators before increasing payroll obligations. Is your employer advertising open jobs right now or are they taking it easy?
Is Your Employer Hiring Right Now?
Could You Work Nights?
I've quickly become a fan of the show Nurse Jackie, but every time I watch it I am reminded that I wouldn't be a productive night shift employee.
It's clear some careers offer more appeal than others, and nursing is both rewarding, heroic and challenging, but just the idea of finishing the workday in the wee hours of the night and coming home to breakfast makes my stomach turn. I am sure I could train my body to function on a unique schedule, but don't think I could make the life sacrifices that go along with the unorthodox job.
How Has Being a Woman Impacted Your Job?
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the subject of an extensive New York Times Magazine profile this week in which she discusses "the place of women on the court." At her confirmation hearings in 1993, Ginsburg said she hoped to see at least three or four women seated on the court after her. As she still waits for even one woman to join her, Ginsburg has noticed that she is judged differently than her male counterparts.
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