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>So for example if you do something you don't truly believe in or morally support for your work, then having psychological distance between your work and person
by frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
>So for example if you do something you don't truly believe in or morally support for your work, then having psychological distance between your work and personal life makes more sense because you aren't staking "who you are" in your work.
People have much more control over their actions outside of work though. Not to describe a strict compartmentalization but a diminishment towards your actions at work makes sense. I define "who I am" much more by what it is I do outside of work because I have actually have control over what it is that I do once I walk out of the office.
- zrobotics 9y agoNot to edge close to a Godwin here, but how is that materially different from a soldier 'just following orders'? If anything, the soldier's excuse is more valid, since it is far easier to quit a job than quit military service. I'm not saying that both are easy, but I am uncomfortable with rationalizing what a person does at work as not reflecting on their moral character.