Is Your Work Worth It?

Is Your Work Worth It? (2024) explores the fundamental role of work in our lives. It questions whether work should be pursued for passion or profit, the ideal work quantity, and its effects on personal and societal well-being. Weaving together real-life stories with scholarly insights and perspectives from philosophy, art, and literature, it clarifies the nature of purposeful work and the compromises required to achieve it.

• Professionals seeking deeper meaning in their careers
• Business leaders aiming to enhance workplace fulfillment
• Students exploring career paths and ethical work practices

Christopher Wong Michaelson is a philosopher and business ethicist who researches the nature of meaningful work. He is the Opus Distinguished Professor at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. 

Jennifer Tosti-Kharas is an organizational psychologist and Professor of Management at Babson College, Massachusetts. Her research is also focused on meaning in the workplace.