The book advocate for a more transactional approach to work. Simone Stoles: Workism, seen through a certain lens, can be seen as sort of a scam. She says people go in pursuit of their dream jobs and accept subpar salaries because they're attaching so much of their identity to it. "Your dream job might not benefit you too supercharge your career," she writes.
Your job isn't your soulmate. If it's good enough, then maybe that's good enough.