Stockbrokers doing it tough?

[spannermonkey]

1. Bankers
2. Politicians
3. Car Salesman
4. Real Estate Agents
5. Insurance agents
6. Stockbrokers

+1
Send those mongrels to war for a start
Politicians on the front line on foot & nothing more than a blunt butter knife

 

[bordsilver]

Hmmm. Brewers, miners, IT professionals, electricians, engineers, actors and statisticians rank lower than Telemarketers (and economists of course, but who would trust them )

 

[hawkeye]

Hmmm. Brewers, miners, IT professionals, electricians, engineers, actors and statisticians rank lower than Telemarketers (and economists of course, but who would trust them )

I wouldn't trust an IT professional.

 

[willrocks]

I always thought real estate agents were toward the bottom of the trust list. Personally I would have put them on par with Door-to-door salespeople.

 

[hiho]

Hmmm. Brewers, miners, IT professionals, electricians, engineers, actors and statisticians rank lower than Telemarketers (and economists of course, but who would trust them )

I wouldn't trust an IT professional.

He'd ask you to take a ticket anyway

 

[Naphthalene Man]

Reader's Digest Trust Poll 2012 Professions

1. Paramedics
2. Firefighters
3. Rescue volunteers
4. Nurses
5. Pilots
6. Doctors
7. Pharmacists
7. Veterinarians
9. Armed Forces personnel
10. Farmers
11. Police
12. Scientists
12. Teachers
14. Dentists
15. Childcare workers
16. Bus/train/tram drivers
16. Chefs
18. Hairdressers
19. Meteorologists
20. Waiters
21. Plumbers
21. Accountants
23. Shop assistants
24. Builders
24. Mechanics
26. Truck drivers
26. Religious ministers
28. Financial planners
29. Charity collectors
29. Lawyers
29. Bankers
32. Journalists
32. Taxi drivers
34. CEOs
35. Real estate agents
36. Sex workers
37. Insurance salespeople
38. Call centre operators
39. Door-to-door salespeople
40. Telemarketers

Note that Stockbrokers don't even make the top 40 and a prostitute is right along side a Real Estate agent.

Says it all.

http://www.readersdigest.com.au/Australias-Most-Trusted-professions-2012

And religious ministers are below tradies and Meteorologists (who we all know don't tell the truth). :lol:

 

[renovator]

Reader's Digest Trust Poll 2012 Professions

1. Paramedics
2. Firefighters
3. Rescue volunteers
4. Nurses
5. Pilots
6. Doctors
7. Pharmacists
7. Veterinarians
9. Armed Forces personnel
10. Farmers
11. Police
12. Scientists
12. Teachers
14. Dentists
15. Childcare workers
16. Bus/train/tram drivers
16. Chefs
18. Hairdressers
19. Meteorologists
20. Waiters
21. Plumbers
21. Accountants
23. Shop assistants
24. Builders
24. Mechanics
26. Truck drivers
26. Religious ministers
28. Financial planners
29. Charity collectors
29. Lawyers
29. Bankers
32. Journalists
32. Taxi drivers
34. CEOs
35. Real estate agents
36. Sex workers
37. Insurance salespeople
38. Call centre operators
39. Door-to-door salespeople
40. Telemarketers

Note that Stockbrokers don't even make the top 40 and a prostitute is right along side a Real Estate agent.

Says it all.

http://www.readersdigest.com.au/Australias-Most-Trusted-professions-2012

Im not sure you could trust a meteorologist

Religous ministers @26 equal #26 truck driver lol

Financial planners ,lawyers bankers ? how did they even get on the list ?

Who compiled that list ? they need a public stoning :

 

[Jislizard]

Note that Stockbrokers don't even make the top 40 and a prostitute is right along side a Real Estate agent.

Says it all.

Prostitues get badly portrayed on TV, I am sure that is the reason why they are no more trustworthy than an estate agent.

All the TV shows have prostitues drugging customers and stealing their money, at least they give you drugs, real estate agents just steal the money.

I am sure none of the Readers' Digest subscribers would have much in the way of first hand experience of a sex worker anyway but most will have come across an estate agent in their lives, you can wash and wash but you never get clean!

 

[GiLa]

I think you can trust a sex worker for doing their job rather than some of the other professions
I remember a cabby took me down from melbourne airport to melbourne east once and charged me $80 back in 2007, at least I am sure that a sex worker will get you there at a fixed price =p

 

[boston]

I work in the finance industry, and deal with a lot of stockbrokers. Most never really recovered since 2008. They're still hoping for a market recovery. One of the trading managers I deal with on a daily basis told me it was common for employees to receive 50-100K per year bonuses, managers received much more. Now there's no bonuses, they're lucky to keep their job.

A distant friend was telling me several years ago, about his son, who was suitably employed in the equity industry (although I do not know actually what he did).

His annual bonus, and I quote, "was more than most people earn in a lifetime of work".This was not his salary - just the bonus.

 

[Naphthalene Man]

His annual bonus, and I quote, "was more than most people earn in a lifetime of work".This was not his salary - just the bonus.

Hard to find sympathy really, especially when peoples super aren't exactly doing as well

 

[Dan Unda]

Just a bit of useless trivia for the day,

(since the thread title is about stockbrokers)

Don (Sir Donald) Bradman was a stockbroker.....

but ya's prob'ly knew that already...