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Today's changing world of work increasingly requires identity flexibility from those making their careers inside or outside of organizations (Ashford, Caza, & Reid, 2018; Caza, Moss, & Vough, 2018). With this symposium, we aim to explore some of the identity implications of our current business reality in a number of employment contexts. In particular, the papers presented will first look at work identity in a rather traditional organizational within-role setting, before moving to the implications of work identity for extra-role behaviors, identity during career inaction and, finally, identity outside of organizational boundaries. In presenting four empirical papers of both quantitative and qualitative nature, this symposium will cover the topic of identity within a range of professional groups: managers, employees and gig workers. In addition, it will feature remarks from our session discussant Jennifer Petriglieri, with the aim of stimulating dialogue on the impact of identity in the modern-day work context. Exploring the impact of low leader identity on managerial stress and subordinate perceptions. Presenter: Lien Desmet; KU Leuven. Presenter: Susan J. Ashford; U. of Michigan. Presenter: Sara De Hauw; The Open U., Netherlands. Being the change - Understanding the foundations of proactive strategic behaviors. Presenter: Matthias Michael Pfisterer; Vlerick Business School & KU Leuven. Presenter: Katleen De Stobbeleir; Vlerick Business School. Towards a better understanding of career inaction: An interview study. Presenter: Marijke Verbruggen; KU Leuven. Presenter: Philip Rogiers; KU Leuven. Presenter: Elisabeth Abraham; KU Leuven. Presenter: Paulien D'Huyvetter; KU Leuven. This is not me: Cultivating a fluid and flexible identity through disidentification. Presenter: Neveen Mohamed; Vlerick Business School. Presenter: Katleen De Stobbeleir; Vlerick Business School. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]