The most straight-forward answer to the question of what Kierkegaard thought about labor is that he didn’t. Though he worked hard on his writings, he lived off of his inheritance. His writings do not contain a systematic theory of labor or economics, and attempting to piece one together from various passages in his work is complicated by the polyphonous nature of his authorship. Kierkegaard’s contributions on the subject are not about labor itself, but about the person who labors, and on this he adds much to the discussion. The concepts and concerns he articulated in a Christian framework retain their importance today. As business boast of their values and corporate powers cover themselves in the language of family, community, and purpose, we can analyze and critique them using the work of Kierkegaard, who is a fierce critic of wealth and privilege posing as disinterested goodness. At the same time, as many of successful people genuinely seek meaning in their work, we can learn from Kierkegaard, the subtle analyst of man’s inward self and its relations to both the external and the eternal.