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Happy Hump Day!
I like to add up numbers on car plates while sitting in traffic, or reading words in reverse, or finding patterns in the pitch of people’s voices during casual conversations. Nothing that I’ve ever bragged about at work. Not that I don’t find my quirks quite endearing, but they are usually a part of myself I don’t walk into work with. Even as I’m writing this, a part of my brain keeps interrupting the other, screaming “Oversharing alert!”
Yet, everywhere we turn, all we seem to hear is constant talks about authenticity, being yourself, bringing in the unique YOU that will make you stand out from the crowd! YOU are special, one-of-a-kind, and just what this imperfect world needs…Right? Except while the world seems to crave authenticity, you need a paycheck which kinda requires you to bring your “authentic” best to work, you know, just that part that is politically correct and acceptable. As for the rest, please leave it at home…
A study by the INSEAD reveals “how much of yourself you put on display” depends on what and who is around you. So much for authenticity, right? And while women at work are all breaking their backs to lean in while jumping up to punch the ugly glass ceiling in the face, they are still being told how to act, what to wear, how (not) to style their hair, if they so much as want to stand a chance at work. Now that’s some real authenticity right there…
Now even with all the controversial spiel about being authentic at work, who really wants their boss to know about their obsession with YouTube college videos? Apparently, most people don’t. And for those who do, they’re probably sitting in their home office in their pajamas laughing their socks off while reading this post…
What do you think of this? Would you be yourself at work? Or do you think it’s virtually impossible?
