Best and Worst Jobs of 2011

[Kuciwalker]

That's clearly horse****. Any work environment with actuaries is going to be miserable, depressing, and suicide-inducing.

Twenty-nine, Asher. How can you argue against a difference like that?

[Aeson]

Clearly this is a case of "too much of a good thing is a bad thing". A quick look at the methodology makes it clear why a very low score is actually along the lines of Asher's description:

The necessary energy component 0-5

While not requiring a lot of energy is a good thing, low energy is highly correlated to depression

Physical demands 0-12

While nice to be able to rest sometimes, no physical activity whatsoever also leads to and/or is a result of depression

Work conditions (toxic fumes, noise, etc.) 0-13

Certainly toxic fumes are bad, but by eliminating all noise or other physical inputs you get sensory deprivation torture.

Physical environment extremes treated as negative scores 0-10

Blandness taken to extremes.

Stamina required 0-5

This is where the formula breaks down the most. In this case stamina is actually "required" to be low. The more vitality someone has, the worse the experience will be. They'll go stir crazy. Cabin fever... Only those with no will for life left in them can survive.

Degree of confinement 0-5

The lack of physical inputs leads to the perception of vastness regardless of actual physical constraints (see torture)

[Kuciwalker]

Erm, isn't that "physical stress" and not "workplace environment"?

[Aeson]

Are you actuarily asking me that?

[Aeson]

A cursory reading of the methodology makes it clear this is actuarily the list best/worst list of jobs FOR VAGINAS.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Worst Jobs :

[Wiglaf]

It is a terrible thing, when Indians make jokes.

[Felch]

Not really. Assistant to the crack whore is the worst.

Touché, good sir.

[MRT144]

Financial planners are people who give investment advice to the retail public.

Financial planners are scum. Period.

[Kitschum]

Physical demands are bad? Stress gets a bad rap too. Without it I'd get nothing done.

[Wezil]

Not really. Assistant to the crack whore is the worst.

Peep show booth cleaner (and assistant).

[Tuberski]

Roustabout?!?!?!?

Sounds like fun!



ACK!

[The Mad Monk]

Worst Jobs :

Is he pretending to eat a hoagie there?

[MikeH]

"And then I smoked a gigantic ****"

[Imran Siddiqui]

"Seriously, guys, Wiglaf was THIS big!"