Part three of the Serving Life series begins to unmask the symbolic structures that govern our lives. This essay looks closely at the job — not just as employment, but as permission, discipline, and survival. From childhood cleaning offices to the executive suite, José Leal traces how jobs shape identity, compliance, and care itself. Through the Life Lens, contribution is no longer conditional. The future of work is not the absence of jobs, but the presence of shared purpose — a shift from employment to collaborative impact.