Work as a Calling Has Unexpected Downsides

Many workers who see their work as a spiritual calling wind up tolerating unfair treatment and poor work conditions.

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6 min readFeb 2, 2024

By Elaine Howard Ecklund, Professor of Sociology and Director of The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University; Brenton Kalinowski, PhD Candidate, Rice University and Denise Daniels, Hudson T. Harrison Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship, Wheaton College (Illinois)

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