Alienation

 

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Kalaong nija kun dako an ranggo, dako na sab sija na tawo!

It has been said that you are not your position. But there are those who are drunk with it to the point that they feel invincible. They see others as if they are mere pawns in the game.

Arthur C. Brooks in an article titled “A Profession Is Not a Personality” said: Reducing yourself to any single characteristic, whether it be your title or your job performance, is a deeply damaging act.

Your career or job should be an extension of you, not vice versa. You are human– a father, mother, friend, brother, sister or a parishioner. You are a mother of two who is a CEO… not just a manager or something else.

Trapped in an energetic field that feeds on itself to create the aura they dwell within, powerful persons are bound to get drunk on their own sense of importance (Nangia, 2011).

You will see these persons around. They claim that they deserve the respect and accolade brought about by their positions because they worked hard to attain their jobs. This may sound correct but the idea of being reduced to the “position” is not ideal. You are human with being first prior to becoming an engineer, actress, doctor or anything else.

Workism is the belief that employment is not only necessary for economic production but is also the centerpiece of one's identity and life purpose. This was coined by American journalist Derek Thompson, in 2019.

Getting drunk with the position you have can lead to your own alienation. People will also objectify you as your work. By the time you retire or lose your job, they cannot see your worth. You yourself allowed it to happen during your peak moments.