Jonas : My age and fact all of my friends have completed, or are about to complete, a master’s degree It puts me under extreme pressure
Jonas (26 year) is a telling example of a work life driven by extrinsic motivation and societal mantra of education, education, education, His work life history shows how (the orientation of a person’s) motivation is complex and reflects the interplay between individual and societal narratives. Hence, while Jonas seems content with and motivated for the job as an unskilled educator assistant that he presently holds, external conditions, such as (his understanding of) societal norms of education and work life, influence him to a point that he decides to leave the job in order to pursue a university career and consequently fulfil his idea of the good life.