Going from doing CPR to planning events is an industry change called duga. How do you find meaning in a profession that, by many, is seen as a lost cause? What good do events really do?
About five years ago included adrenalinekicks and to save the life of man's best friend in my everyday life. It was easy to explain what I was working on and new acquaintances confirmed that I played an important role. I worked in the emergency and intensive care unit at one of Europe's largest animal hospitals. My duties were to say the least meaningful.
The feeling of connection and meaningfulness can counteract stress and increase the quality of lifeethylene, according to studies carried out with the KASAM model (source 1, source 2). After struggling with knees that don't held for the heavy load in animal health care a change of industry was inevitable, but where would I find a desk job that could compare to saving the lives of people's four-legged companions?
During my last year of university education in media and communication science, I came across a position as an event coordinator at Stiftelsen Compare. I have long been active in cultural events in free time, but how would such a "hit job" fulfill the meaningfulness I must have to enjoy a job? I want to be useful.
The key fanns in to look up to the organization Compare is, and against the purpose of my service. We work to increase growth in Värmland, to increase public health in the long term and for digitization as a tool to reach its full potential. The ventures we participate in are vital in several ways.
Compare's events aim to increase knowledge and accessibility to digital opportunities - for everyone. We create meeting places. Digitization is a tool in raising people's quality of life and through DigitalWell Arena, we want to save life in the future. Because we want to, because we can and because we have to.
Event coordinator may sound like a pretend job that is not needed, but with this background is the truth that I know least just as much meaningfulness now, like I did at the animal hospital. Although I may miss the adrenaline rush sometimes.
