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Was it wrong to not keep any personal mementos on my desk, as a no-benefits contractor in software in a civilian hospital? (10 years before COVID-19)


I never put personal mementos on my desk in any job regardless of employment type. Didn't know I was supposed to.


I mean if you want to go the extra mile, you could keep fake personal mementos that align and ingratiate yourself with the ingroup.


A person shouldn't say things like this - re: interviewing with a swizzle stick in one's pocket and confetti in one's hair - if they are a manager:

"George Carlin - Tell the boss (who's the boss)" https://youtube.com/watch?v=p5x7-0mR86A&

I've had to hide laughter in probably almost every interview since learning of this approach to interviewing.

CLI: Clean Language Interviewing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_language_interviewing

I'm more of a three-hour workweek sort of manager.


On professional boundaries:

"The Secret of My Success (1987)" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_My_Success_(1987...

Professional boundaries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_boundaries

Metaphor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor




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