Well, a Dyson sphere would technically take the resources of several star systems to create. We are after all talking about a sphere, likely with a shell of a minimum of a hundred miles thick (likely much more), the size of the Earths orbit around Sol. That's BIG.

All things considered, it does. I've done the call-center trenches, making barely more than minimum wage. Yeah, it does suck hard. However, I've always enjoyed helping people (I'm sick in the head I know) and I've moved on to a company that pays well (50k+benefits/bonus, got close to 60k last year) and I'm doing essentially the same job I started out doing (its more technically complex however) I LIKE my job a hell of alot more now that the company supports me as an employee. And I know it affects my job performance, and the support the companies customers receive.

Wether it's truly external (extraterrestrial) or fabricated (ie Watchmen) and large, globally effecting event would be great towards galvanizing the general human population towards looking up. Nor would it need to be a disaster like Hollywood likes to project, just something AMAZING.