[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

Jim: After getting my degree in Social Work--(BS--SW) I worked in child protection ("child abuse") for a time. I would give the "stress award" to the flight attendants. For some of my colleagues the source of stress was getting caught-up in the emotionality (or horrific nature) of a given case. However, if one could avoid that there was little stress, but a tremendous amount of fatigue and intense concentration. In the state where I worked there were clear procedures, or "hoops" to be jumped-through, which had to be done. If one could jump through all the hoops your boss would be satisfied. Based on what I've seen on this board flight attendants have "policies du jour" to be followed. And sometimes, it seems, those policies become known after the fact. Thus, regardless of what occupation you work in, if you have a boss who, on a daily basis, pulls "rabbits out of a hat" then, yes, you will get stressed.