You Are Not Your Job

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Note: This post is a copy of You Are Not Your Job by Jacob Young. I really liked the post, and it made me stop and think about who I am not just what I do for work. Everything below is his writing, republished here with appreciation.

Saying “I am a software engineer” is beginning to feel like saying “I am a calculator” in 1950 now that digital machines can use electrical circuits to count, add, multiply — it’s not long until they’ll be able differentiate a non-continuous function… You’re beginning to feel less-than-useful.

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You Are Not Your Job