22 Percent of Philadelphians Have Dream Jobs

Jan 26

“Employees just wanna have fun” is what Harris Interactive’s Dream Jobs survey revealed yesterday. And 22% of Philadelphians are having fun in their dream job. The rest are booing Santa at Eagles games. They’re not alone:

Chicago, January 25, 2007 – CareerBuilder.com today announced the results of a national consumer employment survey conducted by Harris Interactive that reveals nearly four out of five U.S. workers (84 percent) are not currently in their dream job. More than 6,000 respondents were polled, weighing in with their thoughts and insights regarding top dream job choices for different professions and regions. [snip]

“What defines a dream job is surprisingly reminiscent of childhood wishes for many workers. Workers said they want to enjoy their work experience, apply their talents and feel like they’re making an impact. Having fun at work was the most important attribute of a dream job for 39 percent of workers, which heavily outweighed the 12 percent who said salary was most important.”

I’m among the 22% of Philadelphians in my dream job. Yay! But I still reserve the right to boo T.O.

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Frank Roche

Frank started IFRACTAL over 7 years ago with Sarah Chambers. Together, they've created HR communications and HR software for some of the world's leading companies. Frank is also studying Flamenco guitar and origami.

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Charlie says:

January 27, 2007 at 9:12 am

Count me as one of the lucky 22%.
Of course, I would have said that in my last 3 jobs, too!

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Frank Roche says:

January 27, 2007 at 10:37 am

Wow, good deal…it took me a little longer, like about 44 years, before I could be counted in the 22% camp. It’[s clear sailing from here on out!

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