The first type of work involves the job itself. In the traditional workplace, a first-line operator or staff member did his or her job. A manager directed and controlled the people doing their jobs. Regardless of the level, we call doing one's job A-Work . Perspectives on Organizations In science, there are no bad discoveries.
All knowledge accrues to the common good.
Not so, discoveries of the self. And the greatest difficulty lies not in choosing between self-interest and the common good, but in knowing the difference.