My badge scanned in this morning like it scans every morning, and I felt like a part in a machine that would run just the same without me. Management talks about us like we're interchangeable. I keep trying to find the dignity in what I do when the place itself treats me like anyone would do.
More people experience this than they realize.
You struggle to hold onto meaning when the job treats you as replaceable.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.