I Care About Personality Not Looks

I have been thinking lately that I could be replaced by any other teacher doing my job, and nobody would notice the difference. And if I think about the cashier in the supermarket, or the driver in the bus where I am writing this, it would be like that too. Is this progress, being so easily replaceable? Is this really a good thing, being just cogs in the machinery? I don't think so.

Personality must be our resistance. Showing who we are doing our work. Not being workers. Being Mr.X or Mrs.Y at work.

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Sssslm · F

i won't be bothered by being easily replaceable at work. companies can always find people who satisfy the criteria they list for the jobs. but everyone is unique not defined by their occupation. you have other jobs and responsibilities other than your occupation.

Cierzo · M

True, but if I am easily replaceable, why do any effort?

Sssslm · F

@Cierzo: because you do it for the benefit of the society, not just for proving to yourself.

Cierzo · M

@Sssslm: I see your point, but my work is a way to express myself too. I devote time, thoughts, and efforts that I could use in a different ways. I do my work for the benefit of the society, or at least I want to believe it is so, but at the same time it is my work.

We are cells, society is a body. Cells die, another ones take their place. But when this happen, the body is not exactly the same. The body haa gotten older. We are not totally replaceablem

Sssslm · F

@Cierzo: i used to have this thinking too, confirmed by my recognition of how minimal i was after changing jobs for 3 times. though my workload was equal to several other people s workload, no bosses ever asked me to stay; in their mind, they probably thought the work i was doing was really trivial, anyone could do it, or even if no one was going to do it, it probably didn't matter as they would have other ways to tackle them.

i realize if i try to look for direction and answer from/within myself or anyone (like my boss, or parents or frds) it s never going to work. i start to look for answers from religion, knowing that i m minimal but unique and valuable at the same time. it s a transformation to shift the centre away from oneself while knowing one's self worth and be comfortable with it.