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That really depends on what you want out of your workplace. If all you want is money to fuel the rest of your life then i think you are on point. Personally i

That really depends on what you want out of your workplace. If all you want is money to fuel the rest of your life then i think you are on point. Personally i think life is to short/demanding, one needs to find an appropriate balance between work and personal life. I would rather have the people at work be friends than foes.

dasyatidprime 8y ago
Did you mean “friends”, or am I not getting the pun?
- callesgg 8y ago
  Yes i did mean friends:)
notyourday 8y ago
> That really depends on what you want out of your workplace. In order for it to be a workplace, one needs not to be fired/let go/reorganized out of the workplace.
EpicEng 8y ago
>I would rather have the people at work be friends than foes Sure, but for how many of us is that going to be a reality? You have to protect yourself, and the vast majority of people work for a paycheck because there is no other option.
draw_down 8y ago
I don't think this issue of disclosure is about being friends at work, not really. In different venues, I've come across this idea of "bringing your whole self to work", and I think this issue of disclosure falls along these lines. It seems to be the new mantra. I don't want to bring my whole self to work, I don't want to identify with my job or my company or see myself as part of a tribe. As far as my job is concerned I just want to do good work. And so I really don't identify with this notion. I would say that at this point, the relationship between employee and employer is generally rather adversarial. I accept the situation such as it is, but I don't relish that. I don't want to bring my whole self to that. I want to wall my real self off from that. I have a job because I need money to do the things I actually want to do. So in that sense, sure "all I want is money". That is a normal reaction to how things are.

dasyatidprime 8y ago

Did you mean “friends”, or am I not getting the pun?

callesgg 8y ago
Yes i did mean friends:)

notyourday 8y ago

> That really depends on what you want out of your workplace. In order for it to be a workplace, one needs not to be fired/let go/reorganized out of the workplace.

EpicEng 8y ago

>I would rather have the people at work be friends than foes Sure, but for how many of us is that going to be a reality? You have to protect yourself, and the vast majority of people work for a paycheck because there is no other option.

draw_down 8y ago

I don't think this issue of disclosure is about being friends at work, not really. In different venues, I've come across this idea of "bringing your whole self to work", and I think this issue of disclosure falls along these lines. It seems to be the new mantra. I don't want to bring my whole self to work, I don't want to identify with my job or my company or see myself as part of a tribe. As far as my job is concerned I just want to do good work. And so I really don't identify with this notion. I would say that at this point, the relationship between employee and employer is generally rather adversarial. I accept the situation such as it is, but I don't relish that. I don't want to bring my whole self to that. I want to wall my real self off from that. I have a job because I need money to do the things I actually want to do. So in that sense, sure "all I want is money". That is a normal reaction to how things are.