Yahoo HotJobs recently published a list of the top ten happiest jobs and, surprisingly, professional blogger did not make that list. Who did? Clergy took the top spot with a reported 67.2% “very happy,” far exceeding numbers two (firefighters, 57.2%) through ten (airline pilots and navigators, 49.1%). In addition to listing the percent “very happy,” they also listed salary for someone in that role with 5-9 years of experience. The highest paid were #7 science technicians with a median salary of $72,435 and the lowest paid were #3 travel agents with a median hourly rate of $14.23 (or ~$28,000 if you assume a standard work schedule).
There isn’t much you can take away from lists like this, except we can ask ourselves how happy are you? I’d say I’m about 70% very happy. I get to set my own hours, I get to work on my own projects, and I get to reap the fruits of my labor. The 30% unhappy goes to how I have to figure out what projects I’m working on, I suffer the consequences of poor decisions, and I have limited social interaction with other people.
One interesting thing is that my stress is a little different. Before, I’d be stressed out over presentations to clients and whether I’d screwed up. Now, I’m stressed whether I’m making the right strategic decisions; decisions that won’t prove right or wrong for months.
How about you? Are you happy at your job? How many percent and what affects it either way? Would you trade less happiness for more money (or vice versa)?
(Photo: tinfoilraccoon)
This post is originally from Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
译文:
你工作快乐吗？
最近，雅虎招聘网上公布了十大最快乐工作榜。令人惊讶的是，这一工作榜并不出自于专业博客。那到底是谁把它们列出来的呢？牧师因以快乐指数为67.2%位居榜首，比名列第二（消防员，快乐指数57.2%）到第十（飞行员和领航员，快乐指数49.1%）的快乐指数要多出很多。除了列举快乐指数之外，他们还列出了在这些工作岗位上有5-9年工作经验者的工资。薪水最高的是已工作七年的科研人员——平均72.435美元/小时。薪水最低的是有三年工龄的旅游代理人——平均14.23美元/小时（如果假设是根据标准工作表的话，是28.000美元/小时）
除了自问一下自己的工作快乐指数外，你并不能从这一类列表中获得什么。我要说的是，我的工作快乐指数为70%。因为我可以自由掌控自己的时间，可以为自己的工作而努力，可以收获自己的劳动果实。而其余的30%不快乐来自于：我得弄明白我正在倾注心血的工作是什么；承担由于错误决策产生的后果；限制与社会上其他人的互动。
有趣的是，我的工作压力与别人不太一样。之前，我要为向顾客展现很多的内容而烦恼，同时还担心我是否会把事情搞砸；现在，我要为我所作的决策是否正确而担心；，在之后的几个月内，我要为决策还没有证明是正确的还是错误而忧心忡忡。
你呢？你工作快乐吗？快乐指数是多少？有什么因素会影响这一指数？你会选择用快乐去交换金钱还是恰恰相反呢？
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这一帖子来源于：Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.