There's a shortage of people willing to work in terrible conditions.
I'd usually add "for a pittance," but I see FAANG (is it now "MAANG"?) companies offering pretty insane salaries, but they are notorious for difficult working conditions.
Finance is another industry notorious for working their employees like slaves. Which I never understood, as these are some of the richest companies in the world, which could easily afford to hire more people instead of overworking the ones they had.
Doctors and nurses are also infamously overworked, with crazy shifts and lack of sleep being the norm. This is even more unconscionable as lack of sleep can lead to mistakes where patients die.
Here in NY, many of my friends were once traders or brokers, in Finance. They passed their Series 7 (or whatever), and worked a few years in brokerages or banks.
Pretty much universally, they report the experience was a tornado, and they could only manage it for a few years.
But they made a lot of money. The smart ones, lived humbly, and saved up, using their earnings to do things like start small businesses.
It’s kind of surprising, to talk to a painter, or shopkeeper, and have them tell you about their “days on The Floor.”
I'd usually add "for a pittance," but I see FAANG (is it now "MAANG"?) companies offering pretty insane salaries, but they are notorious for difficult working conditions.