Questions

1.Why do you think many people are in jobs that are not satisfying? Do organizations help people craft satisfying and motivating jobs, and if not, why not?

2.Think about how you might reorient yourself to your own job. Are the principles of job crafting described above relevant to your work? Why or why not?

3.Some contend that job crafting sounds good in principle but is not necessarily available to everyone. What types of jobs are probably not amenable to job crafting activities?

4.Are there any potential drawbacks to the job crafting approach? How can these concerns be minimized?