This study aims to understand how individuals experience the challenges of living their occupational calling. We performed qualitative research using the grounded theory approach through narrative interviews. We developed a substantive theory that argues that: a) workers, veterinarians in this study, can experience an occupational calling under different self-constructed meanings; b) these different self-constructed meanings lead workers to experience distinct short - and long-term emotions and challenges; c) workers apply a variety of strategies to overcome these challenges. Thus, this work contributes to the literature on callings by parting with the traditional view that having an occupational calling reflects a monolithic meaning itself. In contrast, the study suggests that different meanings related to a calling may produce different effects on the subjects’ career path.
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo é compreender como indivíduos vivenciam os desafios de viver seu chamado ocupacional. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, com o método grounded theory, por meio de entrevistas narrativas. Assim, desenvolvemos uma teoria substantiva que sustenta que um chamado ocupacional pode ser vivenciado sobre diferentes significados construídos pelos trabalhadores - no caso particular, os veterinários pesquisados -, que essas diferentes construções de sentido levam os trabalhadores a vivenciar diferentes emoções e desafios de curto e longo prazo no trabalho, bem como que esses diferentes desafios são superados por distintas estratégias de superação. Assim, este trabalho contribui para a literatura no sentido de romper com a visão tradicional de que ter um chamado ocupacional enseja um significado monolítico em si. Ao contrário, o estudo sugere que diferentes significados relativos a um chamado podem produzir efeitos díspares na trajetória de carreira dos sujeitos.
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