31 min
Bringing Your Whole Self to Work in "Severance" Work of Fiction
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- Business
To work at mysterious corporation Lumen, Mark Scout has undergone a “severance” procedure: when he’s at work, he only remembers what happens work, and when he’s at home, he only remembers what happens at home. But when a former coworker shows up at his home, Mark starts to questions what exactly he’s doing during his 9-5. In other words, it’s the perfect scenario to examine:
- The return to the office (1:45)
- What it means to bring your “whole self” to work (6:33)
- Psychological safety and vulnerability in the workplace (10:06)
- Opting in and out of sharing at work (13:07)
- Work-life balance and burnout (15:17)
- Company purpose, meaning, and impact (19:03)
- Leaving a legacy at work (22:54)
To work at mysterious corporation Lumen, Mark Scout has undergone a “severance” procedure: when he’s at work, he only remembers what happens work, and when he’s at home, he only remembers what happens at home. But when a former coworker shows up at his home, Mark starts to questions what exactly he’s doing during his 9-5. In other words, it’s the perfect scenario to examine:
- The return to the office (1:45)
- What it means to bring your “whole self” to work (6:33)
- Psychological safety and vulnerability in the workplace (10:06)
- Opting in and out of sharing at work (13:07)
- Work-life balance and burnout (15:17)
- Company purpose, meaning, and impact (19:03)
- Leaving a legacy at work (22:54)
31 min