"Your Job Doesn't Owe You Purpose"

The idea that employment owes you purpose is a recipe for exploitation, according to critics of 'find your passion' advice. Companies selling mission often pay 15% less than market rate for similar roles, relying on passion exploitation to justify below-market compensation. Research from Berkeley shows workers with high purpose expectations accept 30% longer hours without complaint. Unlike #1's quiet quitting, which advocates for boundaries, this opinion warns that purpose-driven work can trap employees into worse conditions—a sobering data point that challenges the modern 'dream job' narrative.