Re: #5 on the list of Low Stress Jobs

[Laura Lemay <lemay -at- lauralemay -dot- com>]

This is the same CNN survey that said that the number of tech writing 
jobs would grow 20% a year for the next ten years, making it the 28th 
best job in the country.

I have my doubts.

Laura


Julie Stickler wrote:
> Over on CNN today they had a list of 10 low stress jobs.  Since I'm
> always looking for ways to cut my stress levels, I clicked through to
> read the story.  Imagine my surprise when Number 4 is 'software
> developer', and number 5 is 'technical writer' and number 8 is
> 'software architect.'  I always thought that deadline pressures
> equalled stress.  But what do I know?
> 
> "% who say their job is low stress: 56.4%
> The proliferation of technical products in all parts of our lives,
> from iPods and HDTVs to medical devices and high-tech manufacturing
> equipment, means there is huge demand for those who can translate tech
> talk into understandable language. Though tech writers have deadline
> pressures, they can work fairly independently, have flexible hours and
> can often work from home."
> 
> http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0910/gallery.bestjobs_leaststress.moneymag/5.html
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