Desire for Meaningful Work Triumphs Over Pay, Promotion, and Job Choices →
Money has diminishing returns once you’ve got your basic needs met. Instead, people want to do meaningful work to be fulfilled:
Approximately half (51 percent) of those surveyed are prepared to accept a lower wage or a lesser role if their work contributes to something ‘more important or meaningful… One overriding trend is that people want their jobs to provide a degree of emotional fulfillment, even if it means sacrificing money and status to achieve it.
