Most of us have heard the saying that some folks “work to live” and others “live to work.” This popular maxim feels intuitively right, and as I explained in a recent post, it’s also backed up by research.
This is the classic framework for thinking about what psychologists term work orientation, but is it complete and up to date? An extensive new report from Bain that digs into workers’ changing expectations for their jobs suggests not.
They concluded that there aren’t three work orientations (Bain calls them worker “archetypes”); there are six, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. “These archetypes help us better understand what it takes for different individuals to find a sense of purpose at work,” the report states.
This article is originally posted by Jessica Stillman for Inc.com. Please read the full article here.
