computers

I think we are in somewhere in the middle there. I think.

Some of the "10 Most Hated Jobs" according to Forbes, most are tech related;

- Director of Information Technology
"Information technology directors hold almost as much sway over the fate of some companies as a chief executive, but they reported the highest level of dissatisfaction with their jobs. Why? “Nepotism, cronyism, disrespect for workers.”

- Senior Web Developer
"Senior web developers reported a high degree of unhappiness in their jobs, because employers are unable to communicate coherently, and lack an understanding of the technology."

- Technical Specialist
"A technical specialist reported that for all their expertise, they were treated with a palpable disrespect. Their input was not taken seriously by senior management."

- Electronics Technician
"Electronics technicians complain of having too little control, work schedule, lack of accomplishment, no real opportunity for growth, no motivation to work hard, no say in how things are done, and mutual hostility among peers."

- Technical Support Analyst
"Technical support analysts help people with their computer issues. This typically amounts to calmly communicating technical advice to panicked individuals, often over the phone, and then going on site only to find the client simply hadn’t turned the printer on. They may be required to travel at a moment’s notice, sometimes on holidays or weekends."

I'd always said that times have changed, and anyone in the tech field no longer holds the perception of that glorious job that everyone would look up to as it once were like back in the 80s and 90s.

Unless you're at the forefront, like Apple or Google, chances are you're in the middle ground or even the lowest level where there is no innovation and very little paths to choose from that also turns obsolete very quickly.

Bill Gates, the remarkable businessman that he is, generated his riches as a result of a fluke (the result of his innovation-killing monopolistic licensing of DOS (and later the defacto-standard Windows) to IBM executives who allowed cloning that eventually killed IBM's own PC market, allowed like a million clone makers to flourish using his DOS & Windows software which in today's world is just not possible to emulate) and the late Steve Jobs - RIP - is one-of-a-kind (also not possible to emulate) so today is a lot harder to suddenly generate fame or at least vast amounts of riches from tech/software alone, without being in Silicon Valley. About the only person now in this position is Mark Zuckerberg, but still, he's in Silicon Valley. And we are still not sure if FaceBook is a trend yet, like MySpace and that other Friend web site place.

About 30 years back this list would've included jobs like coal miners or oil riggers or some other jobs like that. Which proves my theory some years ago that the Tech Industry = the new unhappy mundane zombie workforce. Move over, coal miners.

Head here to read the rest at Forbes

On the flipside, a more positive outlook, on Happy Jobs, also by Forbes

They both blame the user or insurance holder when something goes wrong.

Let's face it - computer and insurance, though entirely different entities altogether, are highly complex in their own ways. Where there is complexity, there tends to be confusion.