Do you become your workplace?

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Do you become your workplace?

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 14:37
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When working diligently at your job, have you felt yourself fall more into the character, or personality, that fits it better? If you’re a soldier, have you become braver? If you’re a government official, have you become more open to ideas? If you’re a salesman, have you become more persuasive? You understand the question. The more I write for the newspaper, the more introverted I become. It’s not a negative thing but more of the “I want to be a fly on the wall and notice every nuanced thing, action, microexpression – to study all before I sit down and write what happened.” It could also be a sense of not wanting to be seen in the way that one is already seen entirely by words on pages where thousands of eyes read online, or in the hands of readers. This gal feels more cognizant of the words and how they could be interpreted. I cannot fathom all the ways my words are read. If I were to explain it, not everyone would understand it that way. I almost think that is the beauty of…

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