For the record, just having a job these days is a blessing!
But since I get the privilege of working with project managers and other leaders, I was pleased to see that IT Project Managers ranked #5 on CNN/Money Magazine’s Best Jobs in America survey.
PM’s certainly didn’t show up on the list for lowest stress, as any of my project manager colleagues can confirm. Yet the job track of Project Manager continues to be a good career investment.
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P.S. If you’re willing to take less money, be a College Professor that teaches project management! Professors hit #3 on the overall list (and #3 on the Least Stressful list). The fact that Education/Training Consultant showed up #1 on the Least Stressful list makes me wonder about the validity of the survey, but I digress. 🙂
I do wonder where the PM would be in terms of stress level, benched marked against other professions, all other factors being equal.
That would indeed be interesting, Bobby. Perhaps we could then ask for hazard pay? 😉