Monday, April 18, 2005

Extreme Jobs( and the people who love them )


Article : Fast company ( magazine )


Author : Linda Tischler

Eighty hour Work weeks .Relentless travel . Unpredictable Schedules . High Risk , high Stress . Your worst nightmare , may be but a dream for group of elite workers .

Implacable effects of globalization , technology & competition have combined to create another set of jobs where demands have amped these requirements up by several degrees .

Investment Banking certainly Qualifies ; Management /Business Consulting with its relentless travel fits in properly .

55% of consultants & 30% of Investment bankers quit there jobs after 5 years .

How Smart Workers manage ??

a) Think of things outside ur Work .u like to Do . Pick one

b) Nurture your relationships

c) Make time for friends .

d) Build little rewards into your daily life .

e)Outsource whatever you can .

1 comment:

Pristine said...

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