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Professional personality deformation - how to overcome it?

A person spends a significant part of his time at work. And, one way or another, professional activity leaves a significant imprint on a person's character and habits. Trying to adapt to the work environment, a person "enters the role" and can no longer get out of it, change the style of communication or demeanor. Returning from work and finding himself in a different environment, he continues to play a professional. They say about such people that they suffer from professional deformation, that is, they change their personal qualities to professional habits.

Most often, professional deformation overtakes people whose professional activity involves communication with people. Those impeccable professional qualities that are so valued at work may be completely inappropriate at home, with family and loved ones. For example, being a teacher, doctor, military man or manager, a person gets used to the fact that others follow his orders unquestioningly, listen to his opinion. But household members are not subordinates, and they are not obliged to walk in formation, do what they say and not have their own opinion. Professional personality deformation very often becomes a reason for disagreements in the family, provokes misunderstanding, resentment and quarrels.

Most often, professional deformation overtakes people whose professional activity involves communication with people.

How to overcome professional deformation and at the same time remain a brilliant specialist and at the same time a loving parent and spouse, an attentive friend and relative?

First of all, it is necessary to clearly distinguish between the time spent at work (including work at home) and the time allotted for communicating with those close to you, time for rest and for household chores. You need to remind yourself that when you finish your professional activity, you still go to rest, and not continue to work. Try to play the role of a parent or spouse by imitating the behavior of a movie character acting in this role. Regular role changes can help you develop habits to behave in different ways in different environments (surrounded by employees and surrounded by households and friends).