We all work pretty hard.. Do you define yourself by your job? Is that a bad thing?

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For me, it's hard not to define myself by my work. It's the biggest part of my life right now.

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A job, whether you are a partner at a prestigious firm or a janitor is just that, a job. You do it so that you can make money to fulfill your obligations and try to live a comfortable life. If jobs didn't pay money very few of us would be doing what we are doing. I don't ever let a job define me. It's a very small part of my purpose, no matter how much I enjoy the work.

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Nope. I live in DC where everyone does that, so I avoid talking about work when outside of work or defining myself by it. Get's exhausting

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Yes, it crowds out almost anything else due to the time suck. That and the uncertain schedule due to sales pursuits and BD effort. I think it is a bad thing when doing well snd getting promoted at work requires practically all your time and focus.

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