🛑 This is what happens when you remove humanity from your work. 🛑

It might be because of my online feed, but I regularly come across similar content:

On how best to show up at work, how to lead, etc.

Most of it is quite useful, though by now it’s often repetitive.

But what you see below appears at least once a week in my “suggested for you” feed—

as a post, video, or carousel…

And it makes me sad. 😞

First of all, let me make one thing clear:

I completely agree that you should decide for yourself how much private information you want to share with colleagues at work.

✅ And that there should be understanding and respect for that.

But that goes for *everyone*.

There are things you don’t tell your parents, for example.

For everyone, it will be different all over again.

🤯 But proclaiming it as the ultimate wisdom of being a “good employee or employer”…

How cold does do we end up becoming?!

In veterinary medicine, we specifically benefit from having a bond of trust that goes beyond the workplace.

😪 What if you’ve only slept two hours for weeks because your child keeps waking you up?

🤕 How do you let them know you need a shift change for the next few weeks to see your physical therapist?

😔 How else can you let people know you’re just having a rough day because of a big falling out in your friend group, and it really shook you?

And there are thousands more examples like these.

By doing this, we’re denying our own humanity.

Because rest assured, it will still affect you, even if you never speak up!

This is what happens when you remove humanity from your work:  

❌ Loneliness

❌ Isolation

❌ Reduced performance

❌ Misunderstandings and conflicts

Time and time again, building and maintaining a foundation of trust and partnership is shown to be the biggest indicator of a happy life, good teamwork, and lower stress levels. 🤝

Want to know more about how you can foster and strengthen that in *your* practice?

I’m here to help. 📩