Without work, so much of one's identity just evaporates.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One doesn't want one's identity coerced.
Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.
If you're always under the pressure of real identity, I think that is somewhat of a burden.
Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.
The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.
Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter.
A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same.
When work is not going well, it's useful to remember that our identities stretch beyond what is on the business card, that we were people long before we became workers - and will continue to be human once we have put our tools down forever.
There's no such thing as identity: it's something we have to believe in to make life more tolerable.