brip blap - Latest Comments in the loss of a job and the reconstruction of identityhttp://bripblap.disqus.com/money, success and the future of workenTue, 17 Mar 2009 16:03:45 -0000Re: the loss of a job and the reconstruction of identityhttp://www.bripblap.com/the-loss-of-a-job-and-the-reconstruction-of-identity/#comment-7297324<p>For me, the best way to combat possible boredom or inertia would be to transition into retirement so that i continue to work a par-time job and maybe do some volunteer work too. Most people work best with some sort of structure to their day. I would create a weekly structure that included things like regular exericse, social get-togethers with friends, work and volunteerism, plus hobbies.</p>fernTue, 17 Mar 2009 16:03:45 -0000Re: the loss of a job and the reconstruction of identityhttp://www.bripblap.com/the-loss-of-a-job-and-the-reconstruction-of-identity/#comment-7227125<p>What about, "I'm a serial entrepreneur"</p>ElizabethGSat, 14 Mar 2009 22:37:37 -0000Re: the loss of a job and the reconstruction of identityhttp://www.bripblap.com/the-loss-of-a-job-and-the-reconstruction-of-identity/#comment-7195030<p>I look forward to the day when someone asks me what I do, I will answer 'independently wealthy'.<br>I will have no problem giving up my job when the time comes.</p>TStrumpFri, 13 Mar 2009 23:17:00 -0000Re: the loss of a job and the reconstruction of identityhttp://www.bripblap.com/the-loss-of-a-job-and-the-reconstruction-of-identity/#comment-7133162<p>It's not surprising that what you do for money forms a large part of your identity - most people spend getting on for a quarter of their time working, and it earns your a certain status. I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with that, and if you can be an auditor who writes in his spare time, then you can certainly be a writer who audits in his spare time if you want to be. I hear writing gives quite a lot of spare time.</p>plonkeeThu, 12 Mar 2009 08:55:00 -0000Re: the loss of a job and the reconstruction of identityhttp://www.bripblap.com/the-loss-of-a-job-and-the-reconstruction-of-identity/#comment-7125439<p>You bring up an interesting point. I don't intend to remain a lawyer forever, not even til retirement age – but I have wondered how I'll feel when I can no longer tell people that I'm a lawyer. It's such an easy answer, and I have to admit that I don't mind the identity that people automatically attribute to me. While lawyers as a group have a bad reputation, most people react pretty well to meeting a lawyer in person. I think it will be very weird not having that instant layer of . . . credibility? respectability? whatever it is.<br></p>Cathy @ Chief Family OfficerWed, 11 Mar 2009 23:39:25 -0000Re: the loss of a job and the reconstruction of identityhttp://www.bripblap.com/the-loss-of-a-job-and-the-reconstruction-of-identity/#comment-7110811<p>Our jobs are a huge part of our identity because it's a huge and very important aspect to our lives. I think as technology grows, and more freelance and technology based jobs create less 9-5 typical jobs, this may change, but until then it won't.</p>craigWed, 11 Mar 2009 16:45:47 -0000Re: the loss of a job and the reconstruction of identityhttp://www.bripblap.com/the-loss-of-a-job-and-the-reconstruction-of-identity/#comment-7104310<p>Great point here. It's hard to detach one's job from one's identity, yet so much of who we are never come out in a corporate or 9-5 setting. I wonder what technology and entrepreneurism can bring to the table when it comes to reconciling one's corporate and individual identities. </p>Dana ChenWed, 11 Mar 2009 12:59:15 -0000