As we saw in the previous chapter, liberals disagree with the human fulfill¬ment school by denying that there is one human goal towards which all work should aim. They argue that there is no objective standard valid for every indi¬vidual by which we could distinguish fulfilling from unfulfilling work. If one understands meaningful work to mean only work that fulfills the human telos, then liberals deny that work can be meaningful in that sense. Nevertheless, cer¬tain types of work and working conditions can harm individuals in ethically significant ways. Individuals may not have a right to a job, but they do possess ethical rights that protect them from being mistreated once they do have a job. In this-sense, meaningful work would be work that is structured in ways that respect the rights of workers.