We are all looking for the best career possible, but Salwen takes exception to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. I agree with him in some ways. Anything that dissuades people from looking for a better job or better career is counter-productive. We all need to be constantly searching for improvements in our career or our lives will stagnate.

This post, and the referenced article, are worth a read.

Best and Worst Careers by Kevin Salwen in Passionate Work

Careerjournal.com, the Wall Street Journal's online career site, recently posted a well-meaning piece: a listing of the best and worst jobs. Tapping into a Wisconsin researcher, the site rated jobs based on six categories: income, stress, physical demands, outlook, security and work environment.

You missing what I'm missing from that list? Passion. Connection. Meaning. Fulfillment. Happiness. Joy. Not surprisingly, when those things are left out, you get a press release like this: "When people are working full time -- perhaps in a job that they don't particularly enjoy -- it's easy to imagine that the proverbial 'grass may be greener' for those in other careers. But unless they are peppered with questions, it's difficult to find out what their work is really like. How stressful is the work, what's the work environment like and is there room for growth?" It's not quite "shut up and be happy" but it's pretty close.

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(Via Worthwhile.)

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