Work work work

Of seven guests last night, four of us work or had worked full-time for a living — me and three others. Of the other three, one had retired and stopped working.

The other two both sounded passionate about their work and engaged with it, but would walk out at the drop of a lottery ticket. (And — you guessed it — travel.) These people are well educated and were able to choose their well-paid careers. People say I’m ‘lucky’ to enjoy my work. That presumes it’s normal not to. What is it about our attitude to work?

Here’s a clue. The three are or were full-time employees of well-established companies.