Home/Work & Career/Workplace pretense/ThoughtTeach the kids. Grade the papers. Wear the same grey suit every goddamn day. Twenty years in this town and they don't know a thing.workplace pretensepersonality maskingloneliness in crowdsShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI’ve spent thirty-four years in the same classroom with the same smell of floor wax and pencil shavings, every single day, every day, and I always thought I knew where the lines were drawn. …settling regretButtoned up. …personality maskingI got the principal job. …imposter syndromeyou ever feel like you just… well you had one job right and you just… didn't do it the right way not because you wanted to you know but because it was the only way it COULD be done where I live it’s… …opinion hidingRelated ThemesAmbition shameBurnout denialCareer path regretImposter syndromeQuiet quitting guilt