Sometimes we work for pleasure.  But, more often than not, people work for money.

Since working is an exchange of your time, energy, and talent it is best to find a job that you love and enjoy.  However, many people are working in tough job fields.

I found an old resource (1988) – The National Institute on Workers Compensation and the American Institute of Stress put together a list of “10 Tough Jobs”.  The results were published in Communication and Conflict Management in Churches and Christian Organizations.

10 Tough Jobs

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