HR warning | UK employees reveal their real ambitions

A coffee shop owner leaning on a planed-wood counter, decked out in canvas apron; chatting to mid-morning regulars as they sip on lattes and cortados in folksy mugs and glasses.

An author huddled over a desk in a private office, staring at the interminable blink of the text cursor, towers of books positioned precariously around them, a haze of sun softly lighting the room.

A property developer: working hard in the evenings to plan projects whilst plastering, plumbing wallpapering and re-wiring, as well as everything else in-between, during the day.

Sound like fantasy? Well, these scenarios are. In fact, the above brings to life three of the most common careers that frustrated employees would rather be doing than their day job.