What Makes a Good Job? Bruce Feiler on Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World

Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel

Careers, Business

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🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

For decades, the American middle-class dream encouraged the idea that work should be a central part of our identity and a source of meaning. But now, people are starting to question that philosophy. Burnout is rampant, wages are stagnating, and job security amidst a rapidly changing job market feels fragile. This week we’re bringing back the first of three episodes from our June 2023 Good Jobs series: Jessi’s insightful conversation with Bruce Feiler, author of The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World. Bruce argues that it’s time to break away from traditional narratives around careers and work. In this illuminating conversation, Bruce debunks common lies we tell ourselves about careers and offers practical advice for finding meaning in work. Tune in to hear Bruce’s fresh perspective on work, life, and the balance between the two, as we explore the future of meaningful employment. Continue the conversation at Hello Monday Office Hours! RSVP here to join us on the LinkedIn News page this Wednesday at 3 PM EST.

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0:00.0	LinkedIn News. is off this week for Indigenous People's Day.
0:13.2	We're bringing you an episode from our archives, the first in a three-part series on what makes
0:18.9	a good job.
0:21.1	This is a conversation with my friend Bruce Filer.
0:24.0	His book is called The Search, Finding Meaning Meaning
0:27.0	Work in a Post-Career World.
0:29.0	Look, fall is a time when a lot of people have to do some serious
0:33.8	re-envisioning.
0:35.0	Often it's a time when if companies are going to make cuts in a year,
0:38.4	they do it.
0:39.7	It's a time when many of us are thinking about what the new year might hold and whether we really
0:43.9	like that job we have anyways. If you find yourself in the middle of kind of thinking
0:49.6	through the big questions, well this is a great episode for you. We'll be back with more right after the
0:56.3	break. I hope you enjoy and we'll see you next week.
0:59.9	The LinkedIn Podcast Network is sponsored by SAP.
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1:15.2	That's SAP business AI.
1:19.3	From the news team at LinkedIn, I'm Jesse Hemphill
1:21.7	and this is Hello Monday. It's our show about the changing nature of work and how that work is changing us.
1:30.0	I was raised on the dream of the American middle class.
1:34.0	Go to school, go to the very best college you can,
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