I am so stressed!

Reporters chasing Flaherty
OTTAWA – Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty is surrounded by journalists (that’s Akin on the right) as he arrives to a Regional Caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in 2010. (Chris Roussakis/ QMI Agency)

I am so stressed! …  because I’m a newspaper reporter. And, according to job search firm CareerCast.com, I work in the 8th most stressful job occupation there is:

Newspaper reporter: It’s about deadlines, deadlines, deadlines. And an ability to confront public and corporate officials making ten times your salary. Median salary: $36,000. Continue reading I am so stressed!