Job We Do? The Recent Essay

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284). People are generally committed to the things that they understand as defining who they are. An individual's job is one such defining element. While it is accepted that it is one among others such as family and group to which a person belongs. It is a very dominant factor. In so much so, that, individuals demonstrate greater commitment to their jobs, than to their families.

Retirement holds terrors for many individuals not simply because they are no longer employed but because the thing that defined them for decades no longer exists. Fear of retirement demonstrated vividly the challenge that joblessness is tied to a sense of loss of personhood.
This loss of personhood can be observed through media reports that simply refer to individuals as "a pensioner" or as "elderly"Fryers, 2006.

At this time of a person's life it is almost as if they have become nameless and faceless.

The job of an individual does more than satisfy the need to earn money to address material concerns. Jobs are a source of identity and definition for the individual. In a somewhat unfortunate sense, the distinction between the self and the job is dramatically eradicated. Thus overarching challenge for individuals and members of the labor force may involve finding jobs that are consistent with the way they define themselves......

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