This is what is wrong with the way that work is defined, viewed and valued by our societies. It is up to each and every one of us to refuse to buy into that narrow and judgmental illusion of what work is. Paid work is important, yes. But paid work is not the measure of any human soul. Paid work is not the source of esteem or worth that you can tap into right now by simply valuing yourself and by valuing what it is that you do.
Life is work.
Work at what makes your heart happy. Work at what soothes your soul. Recognize the labour of anyone and do not rank its worth according to whether or not that work is paid work or according to how much one has or has not been paid for any type of work. Spiritually, there is work to do. Spiritual work does not know the bounds and limitations of paid human work.