After nine years, Henrik moved on. However, the choice is not described as self-determined, but rather based on societal values of ‘doing something with your life’. Being an unskilled educator assistant is perceived as a transitory job for young people before they decide on a proper career. Furthermore, Henrik, coming from an academic family, explains underlying expectations in his narrative of completing an academic degree. In order to move on, Henrik started up his own cleaning company, but this bored him within a year.