A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and often Sudan. North African adj. & n. n. (Placename) the part of Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara: consists chiefly of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and N Egypt.
The silver lining is that the more stressful a job is, the higher the likelihood you'll get paid more, said Lee. The logic follows somewhat that military enlisted personnel and military generals are the first and second most stressful careers, with median salaries of $45,528 and $196,000.
Stan works long hours at a very stressful job. It's not unusual for him to be working late into the night on deadlines, and then he's back at his desk first thing in the morning. He gets very little sleep, and stress has become a normal part of his life. Stan's doctor is worried about him.