High salaries, prestige, and job security can make certain careers seem ideal, but for many people the reality of these professions is far less enjoyable. In this video we break down twenty lucrative jobs that pay well but are widely disliked or associated with high stress, burnout, or low job satisfaction. These careers include investment banking where long hours and burnout are common, corporate law with intense billing demands, and surgical roles where life or death decisions are everyday pressure. Other roles like petroleum engineering, IT project management, private equity, and tech sales offer solid income but come with high stress and unpredictable hours. Even highly paid medical fields such as anesthesiology and radiology can be isolating and mentally fatiguing. Some roles like software engineering and data science are well paid yet can feel monotonous or lack collaboration. If you are chasing a high salary it helps to understand the daily realities of these jobs and why many who do them would still rather be doing something else.