In "The Congruent Life", C. Michael Thompson noted that, given the choice of retirement or the opportunity to work in any field they choose, that less than two percent of people surveyed said they would retire (2000). Gini and Sullivan also noted that "Although the majority would prefer some other job to the one they had now, the overwhelming conclusion is that work in general is sufficiently important to us that we want it to be a part of our lives" (1989).
How would you have answered this survey? I believe that I would have said that while I love my job, there are so many more avenues that I would like to explore within my field of expertise.
Cited:
Gini, A. (1989). It comes with the territory: an inquiry concerning work and the person. New York: Random House.
Thompson, C. M. (2000). The Great Divorce. The congruent life: following the inward path to fulfilling work and inspired leadership (p. 25). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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