Tying your self-worth to your career is especially dangerous in a labor market as unpredictable as this one.
The economic costs for individuals and families will of course be tremendous, but what will be the human impact? In addition to the loss of his income, Todd experienced a loss of his social status and a deep sense of shame. As he wrestled with feeling rejected by the labor market and ashamed at his unemployment, he lost confidence in himself. He was unsure of how to interact with others, or how to spend his time purposefully.
Todd’s experience highlights a contemporary reality: Employment, or the lack thereof, has become an intrinsic marker of a person’s moral worth. Several decades ago, the sociologistidentified unemployment as a “spoiled identity.” What he meant was that the unemployed are denied full participation in social life because others view them with suspicion. Through my research, I’ve heard firsthand accounts of this stigmatization.
Unemployed women talked about gaining access to a new social world: that of stay-at-home moms. When Darlene, another unemployed woman, showed up at her son’s school on a weekday morning, she was welcomed by other mothers from the school’s Parent Teacher Association.
Over time, though, I found that even women for whom unemployment provided a reprieve from the impossible task of trying to be an
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