Many people seem to feel that if the market can't offer them a brilliant job, there's not much point looking.
But you don't need a perfect job. Every job is a compromise between what you want to get out of life and what an employer wants to get out of you. Keeping this reality in mind will help you challenge perfection-focused thinking and increase your options.
To read the original article: The Three-and-a-Half-Day Job - John Lees - Harvard Business Review