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Discovering Your Work Values
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Work Values are what you value most about work, in terms of: your preferred work environments, as well as the kinds of interactions you like to have with people on the job. For example, how much 'Independence' or 'Self-Determination' you are given in doing a job, are work values. These values can differ from one workplace to another. Another value is 'Variety' - that is, how much variety you have in the work you do. Some employers assign more variety to a job than others. You can find out what 'work values' are associated with a job by looking at the job description, talking to employers and/or workers doing the job, and asking them questions like: "How much independence do you have in doing your job?" If you know what you are looking for, you can also glean information by observing the job being done. You can see why it's so useful to know which work values are important to you. The same job can be defined differently by different employers. Each employer will specify how they want the work done. You will find a list of 25 common work values in the Work Values Inventory.
For example, Susan took a job that the boss said required a lot of detail work in the archives. Only, she didn't realize the archives was a small, windowless room in the basement of the building with poor lighting and bad air quality. She felt constantly oppressed by shelves of books and papers towering over her, and pressured by stacks of unorganized boxes on the floors waiting to be sorted. She seldom saw anyone all day long. Susan needed space and lots of room to move. She also missed the interaction with people. At the end of a long day, sitting in that cramped room by herself, she was exhausted and depressed. Her most important values of physical movement, working in pleasant surroundings and daily interaction with co-workers were lacking. On the other hand Jeff, who was hired shortly after Susan quit, liked being left alone all day without any interruptions. Driven by an insatiable curiosity for rummaging through old archival material, and discovering little known information, he dreamed of writing a book on the material he was sorting through. His most important values of intellectual stimulation, knowledge, and independence were being satisfied. For Jeff, the days flew by, and he couldn't wait to get to work each morning. He had found his dream job.
 WORK VALUES INVENTORY How Their Work Values Affected Their Work Sam and Karen ended up in the same career but each had a very different experience because of their different values. Can you spot their values?
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