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Aaron Patrick

Don’t believe Adam Grant. Work is meant to be hard

The Wharton psychologist has become famous raising unrealistic expectations about what to expect from the workplace.

The hint is in the word. If work was for pleasure, it wouldn’t be called work. It would be called fun, or socialising, or sex.

In workplace theory today, popular and academic, the dominant view is that work should be a personally enriching experience. Fun, sometimes, but also an opportunity to engage in genuine self-expression.

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Aaron Patrick is the senior correspondent. He writes about politics and business from the Sydney newsroom. Email Aaron at apatrick@afr.com

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