Sentidos do trabalho e identidade profissional: um estudo de caso sobre as percepções dos administradores que trabalham na Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul lotados em Chapecó

Abstract

In the current context of organizations, it is necessary a better understanding of the factors influencing the performance of workers in companies. This includes understanding what are the reasons that lead a person to work, their desires, their needs and consequently what stimulates in performing their daily work tasks. Therefore, this study aims to diagnose what are the perceptions that employees at Federal University of Southern Border, in Chapecó as administrators or assistants in administration, have in relation to the meaning of work they perform and their relation to the construction of their professional identity. As for methodology, the study is characterized, as to the purposes, as qualitative and descriptive. In relation to means, it is proposed as literature search and case study. Data analysis was performed through content analysis, from the information obtained through interviews. The results suggest that for some servers, work is seen as an important part of life. Others perceive as a place that allows development, achievement, as well as being a way for facilitating personal achievements. It was found that for most administrators, the meaning of work is strongly related to its purpose, it means, what are the objectives and results to be held. For most administrators, the work is the space for the experience of interpersonal relationships. It is concluded that the work, being a location that enables the individual to establish relationships with others, helps build their personal and professional identity and concomitantly, the individual identity assists in environmental identity where people are inserted.