"British workers, fed up with their jobs, are flocking to work as volunteers overseas, giving up high salaries and a comfortable way of life at home." "A survey conducted among employees in Britain found that more than half of people thought they were forced to become workaholics to keep up with the demands of their jobs. Of the 1,000 people interviewed, almost two-thirds said that given the choice between a job they enjoyed and one that paid more but was less enjoyable, they would choose the job they enjoyed." Extracts from an article in The Independent, by Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor. January 1999. This graffiti in central Paris made us reflect on the lack of fulfillment and recognition that working people face today. It is true that not all of us have the same opportunities, but many examples of unconformists prove that there are alternative ways of doing things without necessarily becoming an outcast. The business world needn´t be boring, tense and fierce. We can all contribute a little to make work fun and interesting by replacing long-established rules with more creative ones. Santamaria certainly believes in having a good time at work because for us there is no division between work and life. Life is work and we are always surrounded by design. We can´t detach ourselves from it after 5pm, neither can we avoid our personalities coming through what we create. We each want our life to be an enriching experience Ð not only because we want to enjoy it, but because it is our personal experience that inspires us to produce good design. Having an outsiders' point of view of British society is often an advantage for us. Our mindset says, Yes! But there is another way of doing this; let me show you! That is why we love to cook lunch for our clients instead of taking them out to an expensive restaurant. It is good to treat people as people and not just as a name or title from the company they represent. We like to think that they are people like us, whose dreams, aspirations and frustrations have made them what they are. Diversity takes a bit of effort, but it is definitely worth it.