[jimmy1]

Yes I agree. Stop trying to find meaning in your job. Value the important things in life -- your family, your loved ones, your community, and your contributions to society outside of work. So many of my millennial coworkers are just obsessed with finding meaning at work because it's very obvious to me they are failing to find meaning outside of work: meaningful relationships, friendships, deep connections with their parents, etc. If you don't attend all the work happy hours and mingles and events, you are seen as an outsider. It's a sad state of affairs.

> I believe in a future where the value of your work is not determined by the size of your paycheck, but by the amount of happiness you spread and the amount of meaning you give.

Yeah I believe in paradise and utopia as well. Unfortunately, for the unforeseeable future, people who create value will be the ones getting paid.

[why5s]

I don't think that there's anything wrong with wanting to find meaning in your job.

The time has come to stop sidestepping the debate and home in on the real issue: what would our economy look like if we were to radically redefine the meaning of “work”? I firmly believe that a universal basic income is the most effective answer to the dilemma of advancing robotization. Not because robots will take over all the purposeful jobs, but because a basic income would give everybody the chance to do work that is meaningful.

[jimmy1]

You are probably right to an extent. I should probably phrase my comment highlighting more the unhealthy manner of the concept, and there certainly is a balance to strike somewhere. Some jobs are inherently meaningful, but I believe those are rare. For the vast majority, it is imperative that people have support systems outside of work. Then your "crappy" job doesn't seem so crappy, because you are given money to then go spend on your loved ones doing things you like to do together.

[hinkley]

The other end of the spectrum is even darker. If you are entirely detached from your work, if it doesn’t reflect at all on your sense of identity, you are capable of some truly unspeakable things.

As with most things finding a balance is key.