When people ask what I do and I tell them, I watch their faces change and the conversation die. I've gotten used to it, but it's lonely working in a profession nobody wants to hear about. It's like part of my life is something I'm supposed to keep hidden.
More people experience this than they realize.
People flinch at what you do, and that leaves you carrying a lonely, hidden job.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.