that whole ‘what you do for a job defines you’ stuff is stupid. work might be something that they love, something which sums them up, etc for some people, but for others its just a means to an end- what they think and feel and attempt and give back to the world outside of the workplace is what its really all about for them. people who don’t understand that, well… their loss. 
…. said as somebody who has never managed to hold down a full time job, who has had all sorts of little jobs that didn’t really mean a whole lot, and who hasn’t worked at all in the past 6 years. i know who i am. if other people can’t work it out without a payslip to go on… hmmmm.