We might venture a preliminary answer. Some jobs can hold so much value that people would do them for little or no pay. Some jobs provide their holders with significant meaning and worth. Others can be made valuable depending upon their circumstances. Working conditions such as the structure of the job, salary and benefits, its privileges and responsibilities, job security, its institu-tional setting, and its social status can add to or detract from a job s value. But for many people, work is necessary to make a living, and because it is necessary, the possibility of attaining other values often gets lost in the pursuit of income.