Definition of "careerism" [careerism]

• Pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim: "Rampant careerism, which makes many a work place a joyless site, was in check” ( Mary McGrory). (noun)

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• "The 2.0 orientation is what most people think of as "careerism" -- aiming for increased personal power, authority and position within an organization."
• "I like having a career, but that kind of careerism reeks of intellectual and scholarly unseriousness."
• "The impact of aberrations such as careerism, personal enrichment and corruption on the revolutionary morality of the ANC has also been observed and debated."