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A job that recruits you, not the other way around.
means A strong inner pull toward a particular kind of work or purpose, felt as meaningful rather than merely chosen.
from From the religious sense of God summoning a person to a role — the Latin vocatio, a 'summoning,' which also gave us 'vocation.' The divine boss eventually went secular.
Luther's twistHe extended 'calling' from clergy to everyday work.
Linguistic cousinShares roots with vocal, vocabulary, and provoke.
Modern usageOften invoked to justify underpaying passionate people.