How much of your identity is wrapped up

[Skellingtonj]

None whatsoever. People know where I work and will ask for help with a discount. But that’s few and far between. It does not Define me. If i left tomorrow, someone would replace me.

 

[usnuzuloose]

When I did work, my job was 24/7 and I did not like that. Work needs to be a healthy balance and I was glad to be gone. I really enjoyed my job but not to be married to it . If no one was around I would have to be available no matter what. I remember one time my boss was in Hawaii, her boss called her , I mean seriously what was she going to do hop a plane and come back. Some of us were standing to fill in for her and it was not that big a deal and was taken care of. Companies they want you to be married. Nope not happening here.

 

[emer95]

An enormous amount! I'm a teacher. I think about my students quite a bit. I spend time on the evenings and weekends researching ways to help them learn, or ways for me to change up my lessons. I look on Pinterest for new anchor chart ideas, or games to make learning more fun.

If I see one of my students out, no matter how big they've gotten, I am thrilled to see them. Once they are one of my "kids," they are always one of my kids.

 

[amcnj]

I guess part of my identity might have always been wrapped up in being gainfully employed and earning a living, but not from a specific job or occupation.

 

[Maggie Lizer]

After "mom," I self-identify as an attorney,so probably quite a bit.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

When I was a teacher, it pretty much defined who I was to everybody. Now, not really much at all. I work in the loan servicing dept. for a bank.

 

[Professor_Cookie]

22 years of kitchen work has me at near 100%.

 

[amberpi]

What I do is too esoteric to be part of my identity. No one would identify with me, and hell, I've had husbands who don't understand what I do. My closest friends would say I do money laundering - like I'm laundering money. It's funny. I also consult for myself so when I'm on, I'm on, and when I'm not, I'm just Amber. I do a bit of expert testimony/opinion based work which is, of course, very isolated, so really, it's something I do, and find interesting, and that's where it ends.

 

[Colleen27]

Too much. More than I ever thought was possible for me, actually, and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. I'm lucky to be working in my field but the hours and the workload are pretty brutal, and I find myself appallingly reluctant to seek out other options that would give me a better work-life balance (something I always thought I cared more about than any job!) and/or better pay.

 

[tcufrog]

Before I became a SAHM I was a college librarian. My original plan was to become a religion professor but I learned that librarianship was a better fit for me. I loved everything about it except for my last boss. She was awful. We have a special needs kid so I'm grateful that we can afford for me to be a SAHM but I miss being a librarian every day.

 

[RangerPooh]

Not as much my job (higher education), but yes to being both a Girl Scout troop leader and Cub Scout den leader.

 

[Lilacs4Me]

at work - 100%

Everywhere else, 0%. Nobody - including me - gives a hoot about what I do for a living. Heck, I can barely coherently explain what I do, anyway, since my title doesn't match my job description very well. Most people just nod and smile, and then we end the conversation.

ETA: DH's job is even more mysterious...he's like Chandler on Friends. Nobody understands what DH does!

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

I am ashamed to say not that much I used to think of the kids that I volunteer for quite often these days not so much :-(

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

NOT MUCH, because when I clock out "IT all ceases to exist". My alarm clock reminds in the morning what I'll be doing again.