Is "Follow Your Dreams" Terrible Job Advice? Do New Workers Have Unrealistic Job Expectations? Is Society to Blame After Years of Delaying Bad News to Young People? Follow Opportunities Instead?

The Best Paragraph I've Read:

"Having worked in most facets of the entertainment industry since 1974, from a bottom-rung production assistant to the top of NBCUniversal’s headquarters at 30 Rock, I agree that the problems in today’s workplace are real. But I also think many management experts have identified the wrong problem. The real problem is that too many of us, young and not so young, have been told too many lies about what it takes to succeed at work—and not nearly enough truths. All those bright, shiny aphorisms that are spoon-fed to young employees, like “follow your dreams” and “know your worth” and many more? Well, the truth is that they don’t really work at work. “Follow your dreams” is the exhortation of many college commencement speeches, but it is nightmare job advice"

This paragraph comes from an essay in the Wall Street Journal. The essay is titled: "Follow Your Dreams and Other Terrible Career Advice." The essay is written by Bonnie Hammer. You can read the full essay here:

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/follow-your-dreams-and-other-terrible-career-advice-3f23590b

Zac & Don discuss whether following your dreams is bad career advice for new workers.