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Post by cousinlou on Nov 17, 2021 12:46:03 GMT
M y wife has a "game face" - she puts it on when she meets certain clients, partly because her job is to promote their interests, but it does hint at the duality at play in how we approach work. I think we all have that, but as I've got older, I've realised (slowly) that those who can do that sort of thing do prosper - the ability essentially to detach oneself from the work in a particular way and to have it a separate thing. I too have to put on one when I teach, because a) I have to be professional and b) I have to "present" in a certain way to the children I teach. Yes that's what I mean. We all are professional in our jobs and found out through experience what works and what doesn't. I think, no noticed, that some of those 'manage-the-situation- and- make- sure- your- interest-is-served' skills seeped through in my private life where I sometimes think I should not have allowed that to happen.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Nov 17, 2021 14:15:32 GMT
I don't think my personality has been modified by my work so much as my work has been enhanced by traits I've picked up/learned along the way. That said, the longer I stay at one job, the more I notice things about myself that could benefit from a change in the way I interact with other people. That's probably just the benefit of time and age, though, I suppose.
For example, I've never felt like a "cog in the machine" and that has always led to me feeling a bit above it all, which in turn can lead to me acting like a bit of an asshole to others for no particular reason other than it being something my ego demands. Why? I don't know, but I had a bit of a moment of growth a while back where I realised that things work much more smoothly and agreeably for everybody involved if I just act like a more pleasant individual. And what do you know - it's not that difficult to do. Personal growth. Who knew?
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Nov 17, 2021 15:43:07 GMT
My wife has a "game face" - she puts it on when she meets certain clients, partly because her job is to promote their interests, but it does hint at the duality at play in how we approach work. I think we all have that, but as I've got older, I've realised (slowly) that those who can do that sort of thing do prosper - the ability essentially to detach oneself from the work in a particular way and to have it a separate thing. I too have to put on one when I teach, because a) I have to be professional and b) I have to "present" in a certain way to the children I teach. Yeah, we all have that to some degree and you can have a game face and still express your own personality and opinions. It's those people for whom their game face seems all there is in work that creep me out.
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