How to find meaning in work roles with strong prototypes
Many professions have templates, or prototypes, for who is expected to fill a role (e.g., pilots are male, sales people are extraverted). When workers do not meet all elements of a role prototype, they may have trouble entering an occupation or being seen as legitimate within the profession. These challenges may be exacerbated when workers see their job as a calling, or a role tied to immense passion and meaning, since a calling would come with an intense desire to occupy said role. My...