I think the quote is used incorrectly. Tyler was talking about using commercialism to replace our identity. His argument wasn't that a job wouldn't change you,

I think the quote is used incorrectly. Tyler was talking about using commercialism to replace our identity. His argument wasn't that a job wouldn't change you, but that a job is seen as status symbol or a replacement for an identity, which is clearly indicated in the rest of the quote: You are not your job. You are not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. To paraphrase the quote: Measure of a person is not your possessions. I think Tyler would agree that a job will change a person; any meaningful experience does that.