I'm sure nearly 100% of people understand what I'm talking about. If you ever go into a job interview, take a look at your surroundings and absorb the atmosphere. And then during the actual interview make sure you get a good sense of what you'll be doing by asking specific questions. And often times, there's some employee at that company who is in a similar position as the job you are applying for. See if you can talk to that person for a few minutes, or at least get that person's contact info.

Now, if you feel depressed or drained after the above experiences, you probably don't want to work there. The problem is, I believe 99% of jobs are total garbage, where you just toil away in complete obscurity at meaningless and insignificant tasks. So inevitably, the vast majority of people end up settling into something that is not their ideal, nor will it likely lead to any ideal.

I'm not exactly sure why I felt the need to type this. I guess from my point of view it is of absolute paramount importance that people pursue what they really want to do to the fullest extent, or die trying. To me you get an automatic FAIL in life if you don't. Why not just jump off a bridge then?