babble » blogs » Strollerderby
Strollerderby
The 10 Most Hated Jobs in America
Do you have one of those most hated jobs?
I used to work in middle management at one of our country’s largest corporations. (Soft drink, anyone?) I actually liked my job, though looking back on it now I was definitely filled with frustration by all the useless meetings, the endless planning without seemingly doing anything, the corporate ladder maneuvering, and the constant management turnover. I didn’t realize I had two out of the ten most hated jobs: marketing manager and marketing director.
Steve Denning at Forbes explains that the ten most hated jobs in America are ones in which the employees have very little autonomy, irregular working hours, lack of strong direction from the top, and general disrespect. According to a survey conducted by CareerBliss, the most reviled jobs are:
- Director of Information Technology
- Director of Sales & Marketing
- Product Manager
- Senior Web Developer
- Technology Specialist
- Electronics Technician
- Law Clerk
- Technical Support Analyst
- CNC Machinist
- Marketing Manager
If you want to love your job, on the other hand, it appears having autonomy and being able to help others is the way to go. Denning says a report by the National Organization of Research cites the following ten jobs as the “happiest”:
- Clergy
- Firefighters
- Physical therapists
- Authors
- Special Education Teachers
- Teachers
- Artists
- Psychologists
- Financial Service Sales Analysts
- Operating Engineers
I wonder where parenting would land on these lists of jobs. Parents certainly deal with irregular hours and disrespect, but we do enjoy a fairly flat management hierarchy. Besides, who can argue with how worthwhile and meaningful the job is?
What do you think about these lists? Is your job on either one, and do you agree?
Photo credit: Stockxchng/a_kartha
From the frontlines of a SAHM: I feel like I got my Masters in Stain Removal
Go Back To Strollerderby
5 Comments
Richan commented on Dec 14 11 at 11:08 amI think that random fast food peons probably hate their job way more than those most hated 10 among other things like random retail peons and coal miners.
Linda, t.o.o. commented on Dec 14 11 at 5:27 pmOh, brother! Those are all white collar, decent paying jobs. What a bunch of whiners! How about fast food worker, fry cook, coal minor, or migrant farm worker…”?
Manjari commented on Dec 14 11 at 5:41 pmIt definitely seems like they only asked people about jobs above a certain salary range. There is no way that being a senior web dev sucks more than cleaning toilets at the mall or dealing with dead animals or any other number of low paying and difficult/unpleasant jobs.
jenny tries too hard commented on Dec 14 11 at 7:56 pmYeah, this should at the very least be listed as “careers” not “jobs”.
Joann Woolley commented on Dec 15 11 at 3:00 amThere is something I’ve been learning about in a business seminar I take… it really doesn’t matter the “task” that is undertaken, rather it is the context in which you undertake that task…. I certainly didn’t like the job that I had before I started my own business for several of the reasons listed, no autonomy, golden handcuffs was the phrase we used around the office. People rarely left because they felt they couldn’t get a job that paid as well as this one. Now that I work with parents and babies I’m so much happier. Sharing experiences is what helps people connect, if we can connect we are generally happy. Ultimately what I’m saying is in every job out there we have the ability to connect and the ability to feel as though we are making a difference if we are taking on the right context.
Add your take:
Note: Babble is a supportive, diverse community. We encourage a range of opinions,
but any unduly hostile comments will be removed.
Comments are delayed up to 15 minutes
Lori Garcia 
Joslyn Gray 
Amber Doty 
Julianna Miner 
Monica Bielanko 
Sierra Black 
Meredith Carroll 
Carolyn Castiglia 
Sunny Chanel 
Madeline Holler 
Rebecca Odes 
Danielle Smith 
Danielle Sullivan 
Katherine Stone 
The Walt Disney Company supports Babble as a platform dedicated to honest, engaged, informed, intelligent and open conversation about parenting. However, the opinions expressed on this site are those of individual parents/writers and do not reflect the views of Disney. In addition, content provided on this site is for entertainment or informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or safety advice.
5