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The next time you're on deadline, feeling pressure, and hearing from
the code cowboys about how tough _their_ life is, consider this
copyrighted article. It ran in the 4/8/96 issue of Computerworld (p.
4).
JOBS RANKED BY STRESS
"The folks who came up with this ranking had to work around the clock
on a software project that was two months behind schedule, with users
constantly asking for changes and the chief information officer's job
on the line.
Among the criteria used for scoring: overtime, quotas, deadlines,
competitiveness, physical demands, environmental considerations,
hazards, initiative required, stamina required, win/lose situations
and public contact. The scores don't include an individual's working
conditions, boss, co-workers, mental outlook, or other unqualilfiable
stress factors."
