What does "work is a means to an end" mean?

[vivichern]

What does "work is a means to an end" mean?
Thanks!

[Alan]

Hi vivichern,

This means that work has a purpose - a means is a method by which you do something and an end here has the idea of a goal/purpose/an aim

In other words you could say that work produces money and this is the purpose of work.

Alan
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[Vivichern]

Thank you, Alan!