> To keep your job and avoid conflict, you must "mask." Masking means hiding your natural habits and feelings, while imitating the social behaviors that coworkers expect.
Isn't that just part of everyday life as a grown-up?
Isn't that just part of everyday life as a grown-up?
"Energy" in this case as a stand-in for willpower, for emotional regulation, for actual physical energy.
Yes it is.
The question isn't if you mask, it's what you are masking and to what extent.
There is a big difference between having sense enough not to wear your favorite gimp suit to work and not knowing how to make small talk and have to do it as performance everyday when you are at work.