At finde mening i arbejdet under nye rammer

En kvalitativ undersøgelse af personer i fleksjob

Authors

  • Victor Krusborg Olesen
  • Helle Holt

Keywords:

Fleksjob, Meningsfuldt arbejde, Handicap og beskæftigelse, Ufaglærte arbejdsopgaver, Arbejdets værdi

Abstract

Finding meaning in work under new conditions: a qualitative study of flex job workers

This article uses meaning in work as an analytical concept and examines how the meaning of work is experienced among people in flex jobs who do not draw on prior professional experience or educational competencies in their current positions. The article is based on six qualitative interviews with flexjob employees who do not use their ‘formal’ qualifications or previous professional experience from prior jobs. The interviews are centered on themes such as the importance of having a job; feeling productive and useful; work as structuring, normalizing, and a source of obligation; self-understanding, identity, and belonging. For the participants, the value of work derives predominantly from its indirect values than from the concrete content of the work or its monetary return. The article nuances the understanding of meaningful work by showing how people in an unusual position in the labour market find meaning in work through structure, identity-formation, and social value.

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Published

2026-03-04

How to Cite

Krusborg Olesen, V., & Holt , H. (2026). At finde mening i arbejdet under nye rammer: En kvalitativ undersøgelse af personer i fleksjob. Tidsskrift for Arbejdsliv, 27(3), 54–68. Retrieved from https://tidsskrift.dk/tidsskrift-for-arbejdsliv/article/view/166358