A qualitative study was carried out to portray the work orientations of 30 low-qualified working young adults in two contrasted economies: Albania and Switzerland. The analysis of their answers to the “lottery question” showed that most participants would continue to work, either to be busy, feed a passion, feel useful, or grow. In contrast to participants from Switzerland, Albanian participants would more easily modify some aspects of their work. Globally, findings reveal that participants’ current situations tend to differ from what they expect from work, which impacts the quality of their work integration and has critical implications for career counseling.

进行了一项定性研究，以描绘阿尔巴尼亚和瑞士这两个对比鲜明的经济体中 30 名低素质在职青年的工作取向。对他们对“彩票问题”答案的分析表明，大多数参与者会继续工作，要么是忙碌，要么是激发激情，要么是觉得有用，要么是成长。与瑞士的参与者相比，阿尔巴尼亚的参与者更容易修改他们工作的某些方面。在全球范围内，调查结果显示，参与者目前的情况往往与他们对工作的期望不同，这会影响他们工作整合的质量，并对职业咨询产生重要影响。