Farming 10th worst career

bogman_bass

According to the Wall Sreet Journal, farming is the 10th worst with Dairy Farming being the 5th worst


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delaval

bogman_bass wrote: »

According to the Wall Sreet Journal, farming is the 10th worst with Dairy Farming being the 5th worst


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Those guys on Wall St are always right.........aren't they??

dharn

delaval wrote: »

Those guys on Wall St are always right.........aren't they??

They should try farming in the west of ireland with this weather

kevthegaff

jes janiter is above us!

kowtow

Well having had a number of the careers on the list I can say with some confidence that farming, so far - even on a tiny scale and in this horror of a season - beats all of them into a cocked hat.

The list is actually quite instructive. Half the careers on it are in industries that have been invented in the last thirty or so years, and half of those exist first and foremost for the benefit of those employed in them. For every one career where the person engaged actually does something, makes something, or cares directly for someone, there are at least five or six careers advising others, regulating, interpreting rules and talking about things.

Let's hope the perceptions of farming stay that way, land prices are bad enough as it is

Timmaay

Hmm Actuary on the other end of the scale is described as the best career!!! I did give it alittle thought back before I went to college, thank god I didn't though! I've a few friends who did it, all very intelligent and hard working people (which is what it takes to do an actuary degree), anyways 3 of them have been at braking point at some stage over the last few years, and describe it as pure hell, constantly under pressure from bosses, then loads of extra exams and study on top of normal working hours. Maybe in 20yrs time when they make it right up the ladder it becomes good!

Anyways, my point being everything is all relative on that list, and the grass is always greener as such, dairyfarming might be tough from a commitment and physical point of view, but there are way tougher jobs out there! Probably the best thing about farming is you are yourown boss, its up to you to make things as hard or as easy for yourself in terms of how the farm is setup etc.

nashmach

Timmaay wrote: »

Hmm Actuary on the other end of the scale is described as the best career!!! I did give it alittle thought back before I went to college, thank god I didn't though! I've a few friends who did it, all very intelligent and hard working people (which is what it takes to do an actuary degree), anyways 3 of them have been at braking point at some stage over the last few years, and describe it as pure hell, constantly under pressure from bosses, then loads of extra exams and study on top of normal working hours. Maybe in 20yrs time when they make it right up the ladder it becomes good!

Anyways, my point being everything is all relative on that list, and the grass is always greener as such, dairyfarming might be tough from a commitment and physical point of view, but there are way tougher jobs out there! Probably the best thing about farming is you are yourown boss, its up to you to make things as hard or as easy for yourself in terms of how the farm is setup etc.

Couldn't you imagine being an actuary and farming as well (albeit with my Dad) :eek: