The research is inspired by the difficulty of the early adult women to get appropriate jobs. This research aims to know about motivation of the early adult women to work in the monastery. This research is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The research subjects are early adult women aged 19-22 years, graduate from senior high school/vocational school that work in Tanah Putih Monastery, Semarang. The data was collected through interview and observation, and then the data was analyzed qualitatively with these steps: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The validity of the data was done with persistence, triangulation, peer discussions, and extensive of participation. The results showed that early adult women worked in the monastery because it is based on the strong belief of the law of cause and effect (law of kamma). Early adult women while working at the monastery have had the belief that working in a monastery with doing kindness. In addition, they were motivated by the job availability that existed in the monastery, seeking capital, and getting experience.