The thread you didn't know you needed, on job characteristics... there's an extraordinary level of misunderstanding about what various jobs entail, and what criteria matter. People often seem to think the question can be reduced to "what seems like more fun?" 1/18 [sorry!]

A good example is @betseystevenson 's recent tweet, "Children--would you rather teach barre, give therapeutic massage, or assemble screens on a line all day?" accompanied by pictures because she apparently thinks how these jobs _look_ buttresses her case. 2/