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- Workers who say their job makes the world a worse place: 3.3%
The advertising industry is often criticized for distorting reality.
"There are a lot of images put out there in ads that aren't attainable," said PayScale's Bardaro. "[Advertisements] are putting things in peoples' minds like 'drink this drink and lose 10 pounds' and a lot of them are making promises that can't be kept."
As a result of this and other factors, 3.3% of ad executives feel their job makes the world a worse place. And a whopping 38.6% said they don't think they are making the world better. That's the second highest percentage of employees to respond this way, right behind fast food workers.
Does your job make the world a worse place? Tell us about it by e-mailing blake.ellis@turner.com or tweeting @CNNMoney using the hashtag #worstjobs.
Source: PayScale.com
Note: PayScale asked 32,000 employees whether their jobs make the world a better place. Respondents could answer "very much so," "yes," "a little," "no" or "my job makes the world a worse place."
Note: PayScale asked 32,000 employees whether their jobs make the world a better place. Respondents could answer "very much so," "yes," "a little," "no" or "my job makes the world a worse place."
- Last updated October 18 2012 05:50 AM ET
