BACKGROUND

When I was a teeny tiny Monikute, I was often questioned what do I want to be when I grow up. The answers were quite consistent throughout the childhood years. I was either going to be a princess or a policeman on a horse. I have never answered the question "a fulfilled and happy employee". Don't think so that many of us have answered it that way either. 

When I was in high school, I had a vague idea what career pathway I should take. Then, changed the idea completely at the end of my first year in uni. But still, when answering the question I was focused on occupation not the state it would make me feel. For many occupation = the state of mind and sums up the general well being at work. I don't see it that way though, my dream job title might not necessarily involve my dream working conditions.

Only at university I realized that the self growth is at least as important as the career growth. I was conditioned to bound my life to a job. Instead of discovering a way of life, I was focused on choosing a job for life. Which is very sensible indeed. It is rather logical to have a job and a stunning career to be able to fulfill all of my tiny dreams and not so small desires. I have felt the pressure to choose the career asap, I have not felt the pressure to ensure that the career is satisfying. 

Gallup released a report stating heartbreaking numbers: 87% of 200k+ employees from all around the world are not engaged in their work (the level of disengagement differs from sleepwalking through their days to actively hating their jobs). That leaves only 13% of people working with passion. Knowing that an average person spends the majority of his or her life at work, the numbers scare me - I do not want to sleepwalk through my life with little bit of passion hiding behind my desk. 

What matters to me is individual happiness that leads to holistic contentedness. That is why I am here to ask individuals about their attitudes towards their dream work atmosphere and describe my discoveries about it.