'Today, professionals' problems come not from failing to love work, but from loving work too much,' writes Carolyn Chen | Opinion
Carolyn Chen is an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and a co-director of the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion. She is the author of the recently published book"Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley." The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN.
In the past month, millions of college students have been graduating and entering the American workforce. Steve Jobs' well-known advice to the Stanford class of 2005,"find what you love ... and love what you do," has now become the accepted gospel among the college-educated workforce. But having studied Jobs' most ardent disciples in Silicon Valley in my book"Work Pray Code," I have some different words to share with 2022's graduates; not as lofty, but deeply necessary.Carolyn ChenAs college graduates, you'll likely be joining a class of people who describe their work using words like"passion,""love" and"authenticity.
Hear Taylor Swift's message to these 2022 grads 02:04Most millennials, on the other hand, wanted more out of their jobs. They expected their work to fulfill them. They gave so much to work, they had no time or energy to devote to the communities around them. Even though most millennials said things like"Life is more than work," few were able to live this out.
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