| Men commit suicide at about 3-4x the rate of women (it's not quite as high for attempts, men are better at 'getting it done'), often related to occupational issues but nobody seems to think one bit about them. [1] Education has by far one of the lowest suicide rates - of course, that's only one crude indirect measure of things. Jobs in education tend to be very stable, they are very highly regarded in the social sense (far more so than businessmen, politicians etc.) [2] In some places wages are not so good, but that's not always the case. Nurses are reasonably well comped but it's also impossible to quantify for some stress factors. Doctor's suicide rates are effectively the highest of any profession (note that for Healthcare as an 'industry' the numbers are lower, but for Doctor specifically, it's high, i.e. most of the industry are not dealing directly with trauma, death). Overall - I think COVID is obvious a giant bank of stress and generational PTSD and it's surprising how well the workers are taking it. Doctors and Nurses are some of the most professional and conscientious people out there, the least likely to complain i.e. and occupational sense of duty that transcends 'compensation'. COVID is a kind of war for them, it's just grinding them down. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6903a1.htm [2] https://moneywise.com/a/the-most-dishonest-profession [3] http://www.zeroattempts.org/suicide-professions.html |