Top 10 Most Stressful jobs has cops as number 5...Right under Military General

[flaxenmoon]

Interesting read. BTW, I thought it was funny/ironic, that my old job and my new job are BOTH in the top ten, and I'm a girl! LOL

The Most Stressful Jobs Of 2012 Aren't For Girls - Forbes

 

[theangryamerican]

Ooooh, and you're even one whole step above "Event Coordinator." :2razz:

Seriously, I have the utmost respect for good LEO's, but if you just want to whine about how hard the job is in hopes that people will feel more empathy for your career choice, you came to the wrong place. ...and let's not confuse job stress with job danger.

 

[X Factor]

Ooooh, and you're even one whole step above "Event Coordinator." :2razz:

Seriously, I have the utmost respect for good LEO's, but if you just want to whine about how hard the job is in hopes that people will feel more empathy for your career choice, you came to the wrong place. ...and let's not confuse job stress with job danger.

Speak for yourself. I do have empathy for law enforcement. I have no doubt it's one of the most difficult and stressful jobs out there.

 

[theangryamerican]

Speak for yourself. I do have empathy for law enforcement. I have no doubt it's one of the most difficult and stressful jobs out there.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that law enforcement is an easy job. I've just seen too many posts in this forum demanding respect for police because "Look at how little we are paid" or "Look at how stressed out we are" or "Look at what we put up with." The officers who are worthy of respect are not the ones who demand that we appreciate them. The officers who truly honor their badge are the ones like this whose actions speak far louder than any words ever could. I would be proud to shake the hand of any officer like that.

 

[X Factor]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that law enforcement is an easy job. I've just seen too many posts in this forum demanding respect for police because "Look at how little we are paid" or "Look at how stressed out we are" or "Look at what we put up with." The officers who are worthy of respect are not the ones who demand that we appreciate them. The officers who truly honor their badge are the ones like this whose actions speak far louder than any words ever could. I would be proud to shake the hand of any officer like that.

Ok, that was a cool story. I bet cops do things like every day, but that's not (usually) what's reported on. I just don't think Flax was trying to demand respect (and I agree, respect must me earned - not demanded), so much as just trying to get people to acknowledge that it's a difficult and stressful job.

 

[samsmart]

Interesting read. BTW, I thought it was funny/ironic, that my old job and my new job are BOTH in the top ten, and I'm a girl! LOL

The Most Stressful Jobs Of 2012 Aren't For Girls - Forbes

I could be a CEO easy.

And do a better job than most of the ones out there.

 

[Caine]

I dunno. It all depends on where you work, and what you do.

I work as a Patrol Officer, the "graveyard" shift.... and I don't find my job particularly stressful.
I can see a Detective's job being stressful... all the call back...the demand for Investigations to be done quickly in a process that is made to take time to ensure mistakes aren't made, long hours.. stuff like that.

Probably a huge reason why I have no interest in working Investigations any time soon.... family comes first for me and I want to be a part of my children's life... not just a person who works so they can have things. Having things is great.... but just from my work on Patrol, I've learned that alot of problem teens tend to come from families where the parents throw money at the kids and little more. I've even sat down and interviewed a girl threatening to kill herself/hurt herself and found out that her number one reason for her depression was that her mom never payed any attention to her, except negative attention. They say that police officers have a high divorce rate so I guess im just trying to counter act that by making sure I pay attention to my family instead of my work.

 

[digsbe]

I worked in a high volume retail pharmacy. It was incredibly stressful and you were treated horribly by drug addicts on a regular basis. The pharmacists work 13 hour shifts too, which adds to their stress. Different things stress different people out, and people have different ways of dealing with stress. I don't think it's fair to take ten careers and deem them as the 'most stressful jobs" when the writers are not educated on the career fields. Almost any career in healthcare is going to be extremely stressful.

 

[Mach]

Yeah, but did you read that article? It was about gender bias on the list.

As the article points out, things like physically demanding, was a criteria question, and I agree that seems suspect. I think you'd have to differentiate that as physical stress, because when we read "10 most stressful jobs", I think we are primarily thinking mental stress, right? Or maybe not! I think any "combined physical and mental stress" list seems silly, I'd split them or show how each ranked relative to that categorization, etc.

I don't think firefighting is stressful primarily because of the physical work, do you really think that was one of the implications? Or is it that you're sitting in a god damned inferno that's trying to kill you, and that kills firefighters regularly each year? Same with cops, I think that's clearly a physical job, but I don't think that's why it would be stressful, right? I would think it's the stakes and the chaos, the public nature of the job, the danger, etc.

 

[Caine]

That brings me to my other point.

There are times when things are busy in Law Enforcement and Firefighting as well.

Then there are times when it is not. Remember in public safety you get paid not for what you do, but what you might have to do.

Most of the firefighters in my area get paid to sleep. That can't be stressful right?

 

[molten_dragon]

While I agree that cops have stressful jobs, that list is bull****. They list jobs like event coordinator, public relations executive, corporate executive, photojournalist, and taxi driver as among the most stressful, but there's no mention of EMT, trauma surgeon, air traffic controller or any other high-stress jobs like that where other people's lives are in your hands?

 

[flaxenmoon]

I wasn't trying to get respect. I have it from those that know me. Anywhoo, I saw the article and thought it was intersting, and a good talking point. Especially the "girl" part of all things.

Anywhoo, I know several event planners and you couldn't pay me a million dollars to do their job. LOL. Not on the list was Chef, and you couldn't pay me to do that either.


Now, Police work can be VERY stressful. It can be downright scary. You see things sometimes (a lot in Investigations) that you can't get out of your head. You get upset with the system and the bs politics. Sometimes you want to just throw your hands in the air and say I quit. (I did). BUT then you have downtime where you are bored out of your mind.

The PJ side, unless you have done it, you will never understand. My agent sends me out to all kinds of crap. Especially sensational crap. So I get to cover floods, riots, murders, etc. Anything that gets me a gig in wire service. The more horrid the "better". Because horrible sells magazines. It's not that I mind taking the photos. That in itself is easy to me. The hard part is the memories.

In fact, it's the memories, and the things you see in BOTH jobs.

And Caine, SHAME ON YOU for saying that Firefighters just sleep most of the time. I've covered arson cases in my Investigative career, and those dudes die as much as any cop does. They crawl through smoke and fire and put their lives up to save people. They have seen things too that any normal person would spend years in theraphy about.

 

[Caine]

And Caine, SHAME ON YOU for saying that Firefighters just sleep most of the time. I've covered arson cases in my Investigative career, and those dudes die as much as any cop does. They crawl through smoke and fire and put their lives up to save people. They have seen things too that any normal person would spend years in theraphy about.

Doesn't take away from the fact that there are, what, maybe 4 fires A MONTH... a bunch of lame medical calls where half the truck stands around and does nothing..... and alot of time in between it all to sleep.

 

[Deuce]

As a flight instructor I really think I should be on that list somewhere. You ever try teaching someone how to drive a car?

Try teaching somehow how to land an airplane.

 

[flaxenmoon]

Doesn't take away from the fact that there are, what, maybe 4 fires A MONTH... a bunch of lame medical calls where half the truck stands around and does nothing..... and alot of time in between it all to sleep.

That is BULL****, and you should be ashamed of yourself. Four fires WHERE? In your little town? Hell, there are a few hundred in Dallas and surrounding counties and these guys show up, unpaid most times, with equipment THEY paid out of their pockets for, and in the last year 15 lost their lives.

It's sad to see a cop trivializing the life of a fire fighter.

Shame on you. Shame.

How DARE you act like Firefighters are not important. Do you have ANY idea how many times I've attened the death of a firefighter in an officail capacity? Have you EVER been there when we literally have to scrape the figherfighter off the concrete? Just so that the family has something to put into a closed coffin? You are out of line. You obviously havent worked fires.

F you man.

 

[Caine]

That is BULL****, and you should be ashamed of yourself. Four fires WHERE? In your little town? Hell, there are a few hundred in Dallas and surrounding counties and these guys show up, unpaid most times, with equipment THEY paid out of their pockets for, and in the last year 15 lost their lives.

Well, considering that the City I live in is broken down into districts of which a particular station responds to.... one can't credit every fire in a city to every individual firefighter. And nowhere did I state that firefighters do not face danger in dealing with fires. I stated that the rate of which an individual firefighter himself (not the entire department) may go a month and only face 4 fires during his particular time on duty (since they work 24 hr shifts.. and only work around 10 days out of a month)... it is very possible for them to only work 4 fires in those 10 days... sometimes more... hell sometimes less. Plus they get TV, internet, phone, gym, and beds to sleep on in between calls.

It's sad to see a cop trivializing the life of a fire fighter.

Reality is a bitch sometimes. Police, Firefighters, and the Military all do great and glorious things... however....what the public doesn't see is alot of sitting around in between calls or missions attempting to entertain themselves to pass the time. Well... the public DOES see the Police officers doing this and then criticizes them over it. But when the cops go out there and decide they are going to be proactive when they aren't busy with calls, the police get demonized for "harassing the public".. go figure.

Shame on you. Shame.

How DARE you act like Firefighters are not important.

I didn't say that, I just pointed out how there is downtime and their job isn't always stressful. How dare I do that huh?

Do you have ANY idea how many times I've attened the death of a firefighter in an officail capacity? Have you EVER been there when we literally have to scrape the figherfighter off the concrete? Just so that the family has something to put into a closed coffin? You are out of line. You obviously havent worked fires. [/quote] Thankfully, I haven't worked any fires where Firefighters were injured, no, you are right. I'll thank the excellent training that my local firefighters have gone through, compliance with fire safety code, and the luck that a really really bad fire hasn't happened in my area. And even so, just because there have been Firefighters, Police Officers, and Soldiers in the Military who have died in the performance of their duties... it doesn't take away from the fact that there is downtime where the job is not stressful, I guess its evil and horrible to point that out. *shrug*

F you man.

That was uncalled for. Heaven forbid I point out that there are also times where public safety persons are sitting around killing time. I have no problems with that... public safety doesn't necessarily get paid for what they do... they also get paid for what they might have to do.

 

[radcen]

That is BULL****, and you should be ashamed of yourself. Four fires WHERE? In your little town? Hell, there are a few hundred in Dallas and surrounding counties and these guys show up, unpaid most times, with equipment THEY paid out of their pockets for, and in the last year 15 lost their lives.

It's sad to see a cop trivializing the life of a fire fighter.

Shame on you. Shame.

How DARE you act like Firefighters are not important. Do you have ANY idea how many times I've attened the death of a firefighter in an officail capacity? Have you EVER been there when we literally have to scrape the figherfighter off the concrete? Just so that the family has something to put into a closed coffin? You are out of line. You obviously havent worked fires.

F you man.

Wow, you're wound tight. Caine is correct. Whether it's police, fire, military, or other similar jobs, a large part of the time you are waiting for something to happen. Then it happens and it's like controlled chaos until it's finished. That doesn't in any way denigrate what they do or how important the job is. It's just the nature of the job. Geez, get over yourself.