I was just watching a youtube on Jungian personas and masks. The problem, Jung said, is that people put on masks to gain love and acceptance but hide their true authentic selves. Over time, they forget who they really are and become their mask.

The video was about how to remove the mask and discover your true self, but all I kept thinking was “love and acceptance? just for putting on a mask? how can I learn this skill?”

  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    1 day ago

    Passing qualifications is a minimum bar (most of the time), the real test in an interview is proving to them that they would like working with you.

    I kind of don´t even apply to social work jobs anymore. I know they are looking for people they can “relate” to and, surprise!, it’s young college educated white women with long hair who follow all the rules society’s given them.

    Specific to interviews, they expect you to follow social customs and exaggerate, if youre being honest then even if that shows youre a virtuous person (and they may even like you more because of it) it also means that you either cant follow social normals because you dont know how, or you refuse to (which might show issues with authority) and either way it will lead to problems in the workplace.

    This is quite a long sentence, but I think you’re just describing a Catch-22?