I really don't think work is on Maslow's hierarchy. Work can sometimes provide you with Esteem, Belonging and Self-actualization, but often it's a poor and un

I really don't think work is on Maslow's hierarchy. Work can sometimes provide you with Esteem, Belonging and Self-actualization, but often it's a poor and unreliable mechanism to fill those. Working on interesting things with other people you like and feeling accomplished and useful and respected in that way is great, but you can do that without it being a Job. If I had an infinite stream of money, I'd still be working on interesting things when I need too, and it be easy enough to find those. In my opinion the work as we've defined it today is accidental, a necessity to provide the lower things on the hierarchy like food and shelter, and in some cases can also be fulfilling and interesting, but rarely in a sustainable way and often it's not at all.