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[quote=Anonymous]There's a time and a place to be your authentic self.  It's rarely at work, especially if you consider yourself quirky or a bit off-center (who I find are typically the people who make these kinds of complaints).  Work and companies are teams, and teams don't value individualism - they value cooperation, low friction, and effort.  That's not to say you need to support group think or suppress your opinions - your perspectives are likely valuable and part of why you're on the team.  But it does mean you need to find the right ways/times/methods/etc to share them and contribute.

If you feel like you can't be your authentic self because your colleagues are prejudiced against some part of who you are, that sucks and is a legitimate complaint.

But if you fancy yourself as some sort of Cassandra and think being your "authentic self" is calling bullshit on anything you disagree with, then you're probably just an a-hole with crappy social skills.

And there's plenty of grey space between and around those extremes.  [/quote]

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