I've been through three generations of work, so far, in my lifetime. The bootstrap era, the authoritarian era, and the era of free agents. The Bootstrap Era: When I was young and jobless, seemingly talentless, and officially skill-less, my grandparents would describe the world of work: You go where they're hiring, you do what they're needing, you do what your boss wants, and … [Read more...]
Work As Therapy, not Disease
So much of what passes for "professionalism" in a corporate environment is dysfunctional in life as a whole. In fact, when it begins to be believed, as a principle for life, it actually becomes mental illness. Image by stuant63 via FlickrNeurosis: includes the inability to separate perception from reality. "My perception is my reality." You hear it in corporate staff … [Read more...]
