How do you feel that jobs you have had in the past, currently have, and will have in the future fail to represent who you are?

The Task

Answer the question: How do you feel that jobs you have had in the past, currently have, and will have in the future fail to represent who you are?

I have always hated how people use jobs as shortcuts to learn who someone is. We are all more than our work, or at least I hope that we are. Explain key traits that clearly go beyond your job duties and how revealing your job can mislead the public about who you really are. Try not to limit your answer to just your present job. As an added challenge, I highly suggest that you do not explain what your job is. This will discourage others from jumping to conclusions about you.

As with all questions regarding who you are, this question is more challenging and more valuable if you are honest with yourself.

Feel Free to Comment

Answers to the above question can be posted in the comments section. Although the question was posted to help you understand yourself, others can certainly benefit from your answers. They could discover personal characteristics that they might have previously overlooked. They could also discover new ideas regarding how and where to look to better themselves. Of course, I hope that fear of what others will think will not impair the process of answering the question. If you want to keep your answer to yourself, it won’t be held against you.

Follow-up

A follow-up to this exercise has been posted.