Join us for part three of a three-part series featuring interviews with people who have somewhat unconventional jobs, exploring the question “are dream jobs real”? This episode features Heide, who worked for the multinational company Procter & Gamble for over thirty years and who is now a team member of Enneagramm for Life, a German organization that promotes personal development through the Enneagram personality typology system. Special thanks to Ordovich of ordovich.com for the song “Punch In, Punch Out” and to the (Young) Pioneers for the intro and outro music. For more information, check out the homepage of the Immersive English podcast immersoexperiences.com.

Listening Comprehension Questions:

1. The Enneagram personality types are survival strategies that develop in response to childhood _________.

2. Heide explained that her transition to working with the Enneagram came somewhat naturally because in addition to her financial responsibilities at Procter & Gamble (P&G), she put a lot of time and energy into supporting the ____________ of her employees.

3. The biggest difference between her current job and her previous job is that now ______________ is not the goal.

4. What is the “luxury situation” that she describes herself being in?

5. After only two days on the job as a ____________, her son decided that this wasn’t the right career for him.

1. wounds / wounding

2. personal development

3. money

4. She still gets paid by P&G, even though she no longer works there. 

5. judge