In her search for a job with meaning, Shirin Sethna swapped her briefcase for a yoga mat — only to discover you can have too much of a good thing.
"A lot of people have a better sense of who they are, what they actually really care about," Dr Kern says, so they"become more purposeful about choosing what matters in life".
Nina Mapson Bone, the managing director of recruitment company Beaumont People, believes older workers know how to articulate what they want."My view is that we might learn that over time, which is why we get better as we get older around understanding and being comfortable with where we're at."Unhappy workers are less productive, take more sick days, and are less committed to the organisation, which results in a higher staff turnover.
"Everyone should have that ability to have a meaningful job but for many that might not actually be possible.Learn more about how we work and why we work.Her work with the Greens has just ended, and she's contemplating a return to university to study medicine. "I think I'm incredibly privileged in so many ways, and I'm really lucky that my family … prioritise education so much," she says.
"Being in a position to chop and change and see what suits me and be able to make my decisions about my career based on enjoyment … I don't think a lot of people have that even nowadays, in many parts of Australia.Get more stories that go beyond the news cycle with our weekly newsletter.
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