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Work Meaningfulness Scale Test

Understand how meaningful your work feels and where it conflicts with your values in 3 minutes. Get fast insight to boost engagement, clarify goals, and reduce feeling disconnected from your role.
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October 2, 2025
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19/36
Work Meaninglessness (WM)
Measures the extent to which a person experiences their work as lacking meaning, engagement, and personal relevance.
Low
Moderate
High
6 – 12: Low | 13 – 16: Moderate | 17 – 36: High
A score of 19 falls in the High range, suggesting a comparatively stronger sense that work feels alien or disconnected from personal goals and values.
example score
21/36
Work Meaningfulness (WM)
Measures how strongly a person experiences their work as significant, valuable, and connected to their personal meaning and goals.
Low
Moderate
High
6 – 17: Low | 18 – 29: Moderate | 30 – 36: High
A score of 21 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting the person generally sees some value and significance in their work, though it may not consistently feel deeply meaningful.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS
Who Usually Takes This Test?
Burned-out high performers
41%OF USERS
High-achieving employees who feel exhausted or cynical use it to check whether their work still aligns with their values and purpose.
Career change explorers
34%OF USERS
People considering a new role or industry take it to see if their current work feels meaningful or simply like a paycheck.
HR and team leaders
25%OF USERS
Managers and HR specialists use it to spot meaningfulness gaps in teams and decide whether to adjust goals, roles, or support.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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The Meaninglessness of Work (TMoW)
Average
17.8
Normal range
14 — 21.7
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36
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Meaningfulness of work (Mow)
Average
26.9
Normal range
22.2 — 31.7
min.
6
max.
36
majority
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?
It measures how strongly work is experienced as significant and valuable. It also measures meaningful alienation, or the extent to which work feels unrelated to personal goals.
What is the purpose of the results?
Results support decisions about job fit, motivation, and engagement. They can guide changes in duties, goal communication, or support planning.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
It takes about 3 minutes to complete. It includes 12 items.
How should items be answered?
Answer each item based on typical experience at work, not a single unusual day. Use the first response that fits and complete all items.
How should the two scores be interpreted?
Higher work meaningfulness indicates stronger perceived purpose and value in work. Higher meaningful alienation indicates a stronger sense that work is disconnected from personal meaning.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Meaningfulness of Work Scale Test

Work Meaningfulness Scale Test

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This self-report measure is designed to assess the extent to which individuals perceive their work as personally significant and valuable. The Work Meaningfulness Scale can be used to screen for perceived meaning in work and possible experiences of meaning-related disengagement that may affect motivation and functioning.

The instrument includes 12 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Respondents rate brief statements about their work experience; scores are intended to support clinical, coaching, or organizational consultations by clarifying whether work is experienced as aligned with personal values and life meaning. Michael F. Steger is credited as the author. The Work Meaningfulness Scale should be interpreted in context with other assessment data and relevant occupational or psychosocial factors.

Author: Michael F. Steger
Literature: Steger, M. F., Dik, B. J., & Duffy, R. D. Measuring meaningful work: The Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI). Journal of Career Assessment. 2012.
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