Purposelessness is epidemic, and it's showing up in how we think and talk about our work. According to Gallup research, less than a third of Americans in the workforce are actively engaged and productive in their work. Most are disengaged, and some are actually poisoning business with their negativity.
Matt Monge, Top 100 Leadership Blogger, believes using just to describe a job is indicative of the problem. Saying “I’m just an office manager” or “I’m just a teacher” or “I’m just ... anything” downplays our potential, plays up your perceived limitations and sets up self-fulfilling prophecy. At the Center for Faith & Work, we agree. And it's bad theology as well as destructive.