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I wish. No, they’re asking about your job. You know what the expectation is. They’re taking a microscope to your entire life. Using this one isolated piece of information to make assumptions about who you are. Your value. Whether it’s worth even continuing the conversation.

How Being Authentic Makes You Belong More than Perfection Ever Will
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Sonia Ashok

Samantha Boettger
Dec 14, 2021

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So true!!! I feel like our profession tends to define our entire "self". I have been trying to ask people "what do you enjoy?" instead of "what do you do." -- it makes for a MUCH more rich, engaging conversation.

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Samantha Boettger
Samantha Boettger

Written by Samantha Boettger

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Freelance Writer. I write about writing, self-love, entrepreneurship, letters and the process of creating a beautiful life.

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