Which is worse:  a stressful dread-going-to high reward job, or an easy unchallenging low reward job?
468168
Depends on why you work. Because its what you love to do or to give you money to do what you love.
538994
Trusting your instinct is always best,however it is hard to make changes your unsure the outcome will be,I am sure you feel comfortable at your present job and that's why your scared to leave understandable,but then if you don't take a chance of listening to your instinct you will never know if you made the right choice.You will have to really think it over and weigh the good and bad you know about both jobs,and then do what feels right even if it scares you.you will most likely be happy you did in the end.
404098
Yes, unless it is so severe that it hinders your ability to do the job. Would you pay good money to employ someone that can't safely do what they are paid to do?
608153
well you better ask yourself if you want to stay with that job. coz you know i feel the same way when im working actually till now im still struglling how i wish i could just escape here in this work.\n\nNever continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself; you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined."\n~Johnny Carson~
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As an explanation to your question, you gave "not the most dangerous job ok, just the hardest physically".\n\nHowever, if you look at this question from a materialistic point of view, a job that is "the most dangerous" is also, at the same time, "the hardest physically", because a dangerous job also damages your body "physically". (It's a redundant tautology.)\n\nSo jobs that are dangerous on your body are also "the hardest physically". For example, a soldier in a war, a policeman in a shooting, a firefighter or a member of emergency personnel in dangerous situations.\n\nNow, if you mean some other sort of job that requires much physical activity but is not as dangerous, what comes to mind first is professional sports, like for example gridiron football (American football or Canadian football), which demand a lot from your body but also have strict rules which forbid such "dangerous" things as unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct.\n\nAnother option, also from a materialistic point of view, is that any sort of job is "physical", including white-collar jobs, since the human brain is also composed of matter and is thus "physical". So if you trust the free-market economy, supply and demand,  the so-called "wisdom of the crowds", and that prices in a labor market realistically represent the values of the labor done, then the highest paid jobs are also "the hardest physically". For example, computer programming, since it's "physically" hard on your brain and is typically a job with high pay. So if people pay you a lot for a job, then it also means they think the job is hard, and, materialistically speaking, also "the hardest physically", since a big part of the labor is done by your "physical", material brain.
83846
ideal job don't drop on your lap. if you wait for things to happen, you'll always be unsatisfied.\nits normal for you to feel awkward or afraid to go for interviews, allowing the HR people to judge you.\nif you don't try, you will never know how high you can soar.
65554
This question has so many different levels.  Ask many people from different fields and they will all tell you something different.  If you enjoy what you are doing, then it will be the most favorite job in the world.  If you don't enjoy what you are doing, then your job is going to be the worst job in the world.  Me personally, my favorite job is one that offers a variety of job tasks.  I get bored easily and I always like to be challenged by doing a variety of activities...processing paper work, team work, face to face interaction, phone interaction, using analytical ability, etc.
937355
Insufficient firepower =)\n\n\nSeriously though... I'm an expert at procrastinating which can really pose a threat since I work for myself.... "I've got ALL day to worry about that.... hmmm, let's see what's going on in Yahoo! Answers."\n\nThe fortunate flipside is that I work great under pressure, so when it comes down to deadlines I rise to the challenge. \n\nI guess you could say I'm getting where I want to be, but I might be getting there more quickly if I forced myself to be more disciplined. But then again, I believe life is a journey, not a destination... so I may as well have fun along the way! See how well I can rationalize these things?
181869
I feel you.  I am the same way.  Most of the time its because I learn the position and get bored.  Then I move on to the next challenge.  In my mind, there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing this.  You are getting all you can out of an employer and building up your resume.  One thing that I know is that in the corporate world,your expendable.  You could be the best worker in the world, enjoy what you do everyday, and be canned tomorrow because the co. didn't make the profits they thought they would. Your best bet is to continue to move on until you really find your calling or open your onwn business so you are your own boss.
826610
I call this bullying, especially the bits about not giving you your work and shouting at you in front of other people.  Is there a personnel department or union you can see about this?  If not, I suggest you look for another job before you get symptoms of stress.
400425
If you are really unhappy, you should think about changing jobs.  I changed my job two years ago because of a similar experience and I have never been happier.  There is also a high level of stress in my new school, but now I feel I have the support from my superiors at all times instead of the critics I used to have.
935829
I don't think it's you.  It's probably the low-level jobs you've worked in the past that make you think you have ME.  Have you ever noticed that the higher-paying jobs are always the ones with the least amount of work and stress involved?
1079076
I'm not sure what you mean by punishment.  However, I once worked for someone who believed in Management Through Intimidation.\n\nI am not wasily intimidated, so it didn't work well on me.  After realizing that he would block any advancement for me, I quit and took another job.  In a year, I trippled my salary.  Within five years, he was demoted and then died of a stress related heart attack at age 49.  There is justice.
287012
I would take a hard look at all factors that keep you from holding a job.  Anxiety can be easily treated with medication and relaxation techniques, depending on how advanced the condition is.  Before you decide to take the "easy way out" and apply for ss disability, be aware this takes months.  They are looking for proof that other avenues have been tried and the anxiety you experience is a life-altering condition that may be terminal.  I know, because it has been over a year trying to get my husband disability for his bipolar--part of which is the manic state (anxiety at its best).  There are a lot of factors to consider.  And other jobs to explore.
412100
Enjoying your job... happiness (and living stress free) is way more important than money.
29923
prioritize your tasks. tackle the immediate hard ones first. you will have more satisfaction knowing the hard one had been done. less stress doing the easier tasks. you dont have to finish everything in one sitting though. can you delegate responsibilities? be happy.
456778
OH please, don't get me started *LOL*\n\nI have had the same dilemma in my last two jobs. Working under someone with less qualifications, certifications, knowledge, intellect can really suck. \n\nYou can sit back and take it or you can fight back, intelligently, or you can up and leave. But no matter what you do be careful, I finally got out of my situation and went to worse, tenfold. You will always be in this situation to some extent. Most managers/supervisors are book smart but reality ignorant. And we all know that it is never how much you know it's who ya blow.