There is no happiness neither in money nor in their number. And the proof is three well-paid profession in the US that make people unhappy, even to suicide.
A list of the most prestigious professions are most likely to suffer from depression, was the American magazine Time.
Doctor $ 150,000 a year
Those who study medicine, generally want to help other people, but with their own problems not always cope. Cardiologist Sandeep of Jahur in his book «Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician» wrote about the disillusionment of many physicians in the United States, faced with the problems of bureaucracy and a strong stress associated with excessively high number of patients.
Some even regret the choice of profession and do not recommend a medical career to their children. The worst: according to the American Societey for Suicide Prevention the number of suicides among medical men is almost 70 percent higher than among the representatives of 100 other professions and among women is higher in 2.5-4 times.
Lawyer — $ 160.000 per year
A frightening amount of cases of suicide have been noted among people who have a good earning in the field of jurisprudence. According to the publication, among the hundreds of professions, lawyers have the highest levels of depression.
What makes us lawyers so miserable? Too tense working days, the duration of which office is often deliberately increased to get more money from the client. More low-paid employees of law firms, in turn, dissatisfied with the boring job and poor prospects for career growth.
3. Junior investment banker — from a $ 75,000 + bonuses
And American bankers life is not easy, especially the younger ones. Kevin Roose in his book «Young Money» shares the stories of young professionals about the first years of their work in the banks after the financial crisis on wall street. «This is a terrible work day, reports Kevin Roose. Almost 120-hour working week. Previously, banks could offer in exchange for two years of his life behind a Desk without friends and family a wonderful life in the future. Today things are very wrong.» The author does not recommend young people to the profession if they don’t want to be extremely unhappy.
