For jobs which pay in other things, the employees often band together to provide for each other. Take gossip. As a teacher you get an awful lot of interaction with people, but there are limits on its content and form. However, you still get to gossip with other teachers, support and get supported in turn. (And this codependency has implications for the manager’s role and capabilities in the team.)
I would say that ‘meaning’ is a long-term consideration (school-year scale or longer) but ‘gossip’ is a short-term fix. The fix should be also acknowledged.
For jobs which pay in other things, the employees often band together to provide for each other. Take gossip. As a teacher you get an awful lot of interaction with people, but there are limits on its content and form. However, you still get to gossip with other teachers, support and get supported in turn. (And this codependency has implications for the manager’s role and capabilities in the team.)
I would say that ‘meaning’ is a long-term consideration (school-year scale or longer) but ‘gossip’ is a short-term fix. The fix should be also acknowledged.