Wednesday 17 August 2005

Worst investment for a career

Some careers just aren't going to make you rich. CNN Money has the goods on 'Big Jobs That Pay Badly.' Figuring highly on their list are the jobs of architect, chef, and academic research scientist.

"There are some jobs," they say, "you should take only if you really love the work because the investment you make to get the job and the hours you keep aren't necessarily commensurate with what you earn."

Tell me about it. The figures quoted are American, which probably overstates what these careers are worth in New Zealand.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well I'm really surprised to read that. I always thought of architects as being somewhat elitist and expensive.

So I guess you should put your pom-poms down and go back to work Peter ;-)

Anonymous said...

That's precisely why most of the academic research jobs are taken by the foreigners. The consequence of this is that most American kids have no interest in science at all.

Peter Cresswell said...

"I always thought of architects as being somewhat elitist and expensive."

Hahahahaha. Most people building a new house spend more on their curtains than they do on their architect. Of course, most architects dont deserve any more than that (as I'm sure Mark was just about to say. :-) )

"That's precisely why most of the academic research jobs are taken by the foreigners."

In the US I'm sure that's true, as you would know Hong.

"The consequence of this is that most American kids have no interest in science at all."

Now that is worrying too. What exactly ~are~ they interested in??

"So I guess you should put your pom-poms down and go back to work Peter."

Yes. Good point. :^P