The Pitfalls of Pursuing Your Passion at Work with Sociologist Erin Cech
b'Erin Cech is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan and the author of The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for Fulfillment at Work Fosters Inequality. She studies societal inequality and cultural forces which reproduce inequality.\\xa0\\nOn this week\\u2019s episode of Everyday Better, Erin and Leah discuss what can happen when we turn our passion into a career. While many people believe this is the key to that feeling of never working a day in your life, the \\u201cpassion principle,\\u201d as Erin calls it, doesn\\u2019t necessarily pave the way to personal fulfillment or financial stability. Instead, she argues, this advice can perpetuate socioeconomic inequality and unfair working conditions. She poses a question everyone should ask themselves when considering their career: what kind of relationship do you want to paid employment?\\xa0\\nFollow Leah Smart on LinkedIn.\\nFollow Erin Cech on LinkedIn.\\nFor more on the passion principle and its pitfalls, check out Erin\\u2019s book The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for Fulfillment at Work Fosters Inequality.\\nAnd don\\u2019t forget to sign up for Leah\\u2019s weekly newsletter to get practical tips on how to level up with small steps every day.'