This week we’ve talked about finding and/or creating meaning in your work roles. In your journal space reflect on how the information from this week highlights your understanding of meaningfulness at work. Consider both your past/current employment and your future career goals when you think about meaningful work. Use the questions below and the material from this week to guide your response:
The video outlines six characteristics that make work meaningful, which of these do you see at play in your past/current roles? Think about your future career goals. How do ideas of meaningful work play in to your career decisions? Which characteristics of meaningful work do you think will be most prevalent in your career? Why?
The video talks about parental roles in creating perceptions of meaningful work. What did you parents tell you about work as you were growing up? How did this influence your ideas about work and what makes work meaningful?