Purpose Over Job Title: Why Your Values Should Define Your Career

As computer science becomes increasingly saturated and young professionals face overwhelming career choices, many mistake their job role for life's deeper purpose. This piece challenges the societal tendency to collapse human identity into professional function—where 'Samuel' becomes 'Engineer Sam'—arguing instead that your values and meaning should drive your career choice, not vice versa. In an era of career anxiety, this reframing offers crucial perspective for anyone struggling to build authentic identity beyond their job title.