
A Day in the Life
Share a story about how your job helps you make an impact on the world.
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Sep 01, 2021
Submissions closed
Sep 08, 2021 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Sep 14, 2021
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Sep 01, 2021
Submissions closed
Sep 08, 2021 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Sep 14, 2021
About this challenge
Finish this sentence: 'I love my job because...'"
Maybe it’s the awesome company culture, meaningful interactions, or daily problem solving that sets your soul on fire (in a good way!). Maybe helping others gives you a sense of purpose and satisfaction. While not everyone has the job of their dreams, there are almost always reasons why you love your job—at least some aspects of it.
For this Challenge, we want to celebrate you and the impact you make in this world! Tell us about your job, what you do, and why it is important. Take a moment to slow down, process, and think about why exactly you love your job. Zero in on the specific reasons that motivate you to go to work each day, and feel free to share images and videos that aid your story!
How to enter
For your story to be eligible, it should be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until June 29, 2021, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The A Day in the Life Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://exclusiveofferhub.life/vocal-plus%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E%3Cp class="css-1923z11-Text">To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these countries will not be eligible to win.
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