WORK: ALWAYS SOUGHT-AFTER, OFTEN ENDURED

Abstract

The following sections are included:THE VALUE OF WORK, AT THE HEART OF PUBLIC DEBATEFROM “TREPALIUM” TO WORK-AS-FULFILMENTBEFORE THE 18TH CENTURY: ABSENCE OF THE CONCEPT OF WORKFROM THE 18TH CENTURY: THE POLYSEMOUS EMERGENCE OF “WORK”AT THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY: TOWARDS AN ETHICS OF FULFILMENTGREAT EXPECTATIONS RELATIVE TO WORKEXPECTATIONS CONFRONTED WITH THE UPHEAVAL OF WORKA TWO-FOLD TRANSFORMATION AT THE HEART OF COMPANIESA DETERIORATION OF WORKING CONDITIONS1ST SCENARIO: THE END OF THE SALARY SYSTEM2ND SCENARIO: THE SEARCH FOR QUALITY WORK3RD SCENARIO: AN ECOLOGICAL TRANSITIONREFERENCES