![]() ![]() In fact, in the past 50 years, the exhortation to find your dream job has thoroughly permeated how Americans talk about - and believe they're supposed to think about - working life. It's one I'd been hearing for virtually all my life and maybe your life, too. ![]() And alas, I did not become an astronaut or a career engineer, but that message about finding your passion in your work really stuck. I have a hobby that I love and I just happen to get paid for it." And let me tell you, 14-year-old Meghna was sitting in that audience, mesmerized thinking, "Oh my God, yes, that is exactly what I want when I grow up." He was an engineer though, who had stars in his eyes when he talked about his work and he said, "I don't really have a job. And it's funny now because I don't remember his name or his specific job, but I do remember exactly what he said. And when I was in ninth grade, that year, they brought in a guest speaker from NASA. MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI: My hometown of Corvallis, Oregon used to have a summer science and art festival called Da Vinci Days. Excerpt from “The Good Enough Job" by Simone Stolzoff. ![]()
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