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Job, Career or Calling

Job, Career or Calling

Employees have one of three work orientations or mindsets about our work. We view our work as a Job, a Career or a Calling.

  • Job: work is a chore and their paycheck is the reward. They work because they have to.
  • Career: work is not only a necessity but also to advance and succeed. They are invested in their work and want to do it well.
  • Calling: work it's and end in itself; their work is fulfilling not because of external rewards but because they feel it contributes to the greater good.

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