"Here’s the list of jobs with the highest rates of psychopathy:
1. CEO
2. Lawyer
3. Media (Television/Radio)
4. Salesperson
5. Surgeon
6. Journalist
7. Police Officer
....
And the lowest rates of psychopathy:
1. Care Aide
2. Nurse
3. Therapist
4. Craftsperson
5. Beautician/Stylist
6. Charity Worker
7. Teacher
8. Creative Artist
..."
I used to be a teacher. In the past I also worked as a healthcare professional. Now I'm doing an MMus course in music composition. It seems I'm gravitating towards the bottom of the list! (Mind you, Hitler was a painter, wasn't he?)
Reminds me of a true story:
Many years ago, at the start of my teaching career, I became friends with the head of P.E. He told me how he used to be a police officer, but got disillusioned with having to boss people around and be nasty to them - so he became a teacher. A short while after telling me that, he resigned to become the manager of a sports centre. That way, he said, he would be dealing only with people who actually wanted to be there. It seems as if he found being a teacher a bit too much like being a policeman!
Last edited by: FocalPoint on Mon 6 Jan 14 at 15:43
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