ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we discuss global careers in the context of Swedish professionals. By introducing an embodied approach that goes beyond, and yet complements, established concepts in career studies, we investigate how Swedish professionals embody unhealthy global careers. We invoke two vignettes to substantiate this argument. In particular, these vignettes draw attention to the ways in which Swedish professionals in global firms deal with the physical and emotional stress and strain of global work and careers. This is based on interviews with employees from ten different firms and an observation study in one of the firms.
