If I were passionate about accounting, then I would continue working until retirement after winning a $50M lotto (about $25M after taxes), expose myself to potential malpractice lawsuits, be verbally abused by disorganized clients who blame me for their brain malfunctions, stress over the valuable staff members with personality problems that cause other workers to quit on March 14th, April 14th, September 14th, or October 14th, continuing to work long hours thereby depriving me of time to spend with family, traveling, or whittling wood, and, finally, keeling over from a heart attack, stroke, or brain aneurysm a day before my retirement thereby not enjoying my millions. Oh, let's not forget the pseudo work friends who would stab me in the back just for the sport of it. So, no, I am not passionate about my job although I do enjoy it. But I don't forget the true purpose of working which is to make money.

I am puzzled why being spiritually fulfilled is necessary? The workplace is merely a mishmash of employees brought together by chance to accomplish economic goals, the most important ones being profitability and sustainability. My job is to find one that is tolerable, pays my bills, afford me a comfortable lifestyle, and prepares me for retirement. All that sounds dull but that's life.

I feel passionate about seeing my babies grow up (running around the house like a banshee, guessing which one of them farted, comforting them when they cry, and then dropping them off at the weekend daycare until midnight) , joke and laugh with my husband every day, watch my favorite tv shows, dress up my dog, and then shaving my dog bald. It is the personal life that makes my life worthwhile.

Thank you all for your responses & I'm glad to see that I'm not alone on this. I'd say ultimately, it depends on the person & on the persons values. I personally cannot stand accounting, I am currently an auditor & it is the most thankless job i've ever had.

I did all of this because it was suggested to me by my dad, but for a 24 yearold I need more excitement out of my career, more pleasure than being trapped in an office surrounded by people I would never even talk to if we were outside of work, putting in endless hours doing work that seems to never end (because it never does). Everyone at work hates their job, we're all doing it for a paycheck. Yes some of us may have families to support, but for me, i've decided, I will undoubtly pursue my passion & once I get out of this feild, I will never complain or moan about all the work I had to put into a job I DECIDED MYSELF I wanted to do... To each his own, but to me, this feels like a never ending sentence