Do you ever feel pressure to always be ‘on’ professionally? I love finance, but sometimes it feels like I have to always be perfectly composed and 'on' because of my role. It’s exhausting trying to meet that standard every day. Does anyone else feel this way? How do you create space to just be yourself?

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I really don't see a split like that. When I'm being professional I'm still being myself. I mean, we all play roles to some degree, but when I'm at my job I don't feel like I'm playing some remote character that isn't me. I think I just show up as myself, and that has served me well.

I relate with this. I have the same issue and I've been in some decent work environments. I have to keep to myself at work, or only communicate whenever necessary. If you ask me, there's no workplace where you can totally be yourself unless you work for yourself. So there's always going to be that awkwardness or feeling like you are performing to an extent. I find being yourself at work is a quick way to find yourself at HR.

I literally had to pull the plug and just sit myself down for a few months to get my bearings. It’s a lot

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