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Monday, March 17, 2008
Is your job a downer?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday’s ajcjobs lead story focused on people whose jobs deal with others who are going through difficult, emotional situations. A hospice nurse, a family law attorney and a funeral director shared how they cope with constant exposure to others’ pain.
There certainly are many other careers that also could be construed as “depressing” — at least by those of us who don’t hold such jobs. Nurses and doctors, military personnel, psychologists, prison guards and other jobs can involve working with people at low points in their lives.
Do you have a job that others may see as depressing, and, if so, how do you deal with it? What made you go into a career that is potentially emotionally draining, and how do you stay upbeat? If you don’t have such a job, what are some of the jobs you never could see yourself doing, and why?
