7 Most Disliked Careers - SiliconIndia   |   Monday, 23 April 2012,

 Do you hate your job? If yes, then you should definitely know that you are not the only one who hate his/her job because many professionals today hate their job as they think that their profession is the worst in this world. However, the reasons of their dissatisfaction vary as some think that they are paid less, some think that they have irregular working hours whereas a few of them are tired of travelling too long to reach their office. According to CareerBliss listed below are the jobs that are considered to be the most hated jobs as professionals who work in these fields of work are discontented with whatever amount of money they make, their work duration and their chances for advancement, amongst other factors, reports CNBC.com .   

1. Director of Information Technology: 

It is quite surprising to see that although the salary is pretty good in this profession still according to CareerBliss, the IT director’s job emerged to be in the top as the most hated job. IT directors are responsible for planning an organization’s technology needs and strategy as it is an integral element of the firm’s success. They are also required to develop, implement and support both short- and long-term information technology plans. Apart from that, they often build and administer IT policies and procedures, and audit information system use for observance and security.

2. Director of Sales and Marketing: The second position of the most dissatisfied job was taken by the director of Sales and Marketing profession, as most respondents who participated in the CareerBliss survey said that the profession lacks direction from upper management and moreover there is an absence of a room for growth, which is the main reason for their disappointment. Professionals who hold the position of director of sales and marketing are required to plan and implement efforts in order to promote companies and generate business. They are also responsible for budget management, public relations, and employee training. 

 

3. Product Manager: The third position was occupied by the product manager’s job in the most hated job list. During the survey CareerBliss found that the level of job dissatisfaction for this position is extremely high as one participant in the survey claimed that the job restricted growth. Another participant in the survey opined that the job is quite monotonous as they are required to do lots of clerical job.

Depending on the company and its sector the product manager’s job is a wide-ranging job title that takes on many meanings. The job requires the professionals to simply evaluate what products are best suited to an organization’s business model in some cases. Whereas in other cases, professionals working in this field are required to do marketing, resource management, and scheduling.

4. Senior Web Developer: Reporting a high degree of unhappiness in their jobs senior web developers claimed in the course of the survey that their employers are unable to communicate logically, and lack understanding of the technology. As a result this job took the fourth position in the most hated job list. These professionals are required to design, maintain, and develop applications for the Internet. Senior web developer can work in every type of company, in a full-time, part-time, or as a freelance faculty. 

 

5. Technical Specialist: Respondents, who worked in the technical specialist position, said that in spite of their expertise, they are treated with a conspicuous level of disrespect in the organization. They claimed that there is an absence of communication from upper management, moreover they also felt their effort was not been taken seriously by the organization.

These professionals are required to lead and analyze, define, design, construct, test, install, and modify of medium to large infrastructures, in other words if an organization wants to design a project, the technical specialist evaluates it to see what’s possible and what is not possible.

6. Electronics Technician: The job of Electronics technician took the sixth position in the most hated job list as the employees working in this field of work gave several reasons for their job dissatisfaction. One respondent criticized the job for having “too little control,” whereas another had a list of complaints: “Work schedule, lack of achievement, no real opportunity for growth, companions have no motivation to work hard, no say in how things are done, hostility from companions towards other employees.”

These professionals are required to maintain, troubleshoot and collect monthly measurement data for electronic systems. Electronics technicians have the capability to quickly solve complex technical problems under extreme pressure.

7. Law Clerk: Although this job is the most sought after position in the legal field, the main reason of employee dissatisfaction in this field of work is the long demanding work hours. Apart from that, it is reported by “The Bureau of Labor Statistics” that the job brings in a median salary of $39,780 per year, which is not a great salary indeed; moreover one cannot advance much in this field of work.  A law clerk mainly assists the judges as they write down their opinions.