No other expert has talked about risking becoming vulnerable at our jobs. There’s scant research into and advocating for bringing “All of You” into the workplace.
What’s written does point to the economic advantage companies have when employees are treated right and feel like we belong. Hello–where is that business and how can we apply?
My goal is to help peers with mental illnesses find jobs with employers who recognize, accept, value, and celebrate the differentness of every human being.
We should not shy away from using the word differentness. It has nothing to do with not being normal. Not that being normal is such a great prize to begin with.
Our differentness is a competitive advantage.
We are not robots. We are not machines. Though we will break down under the unrealistic pressure to be someone we’re not.
I’m thinking long and hard about the solution to this dilemma. How it hasn’t been okay to cry at the office. Or show other emotion. It’s said that in the workplace forced positivity has been expected.
In the coming blog entry I will talk about how trauma can influence what we do and say at our jobs.
Should we make ourselves vulnerable with coworkers?
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