living as if by iris meredith:

Unfortunately, there are those of us who, through a lucky upbringing, hard work in their early adulthood or just being born that way, have developed values that we’re unable to give up. We have that small, very persistent voice in our heads that tells us that if we do certain things we’ll never be able to forgive ourselves. […] I will literally shut down and have a mental breakdown before I do the thing, and I’ve found myself having to resign from jobs before I do something that violates my values. The point is, this isn’t even really a question of morality or choice as we might phrase it: it’s quite simply the fact that there’s something in us that rebels against it with every fibre of our being.

Being this kind of person in our times and our workplaces really bloody sucks. […] So how are those of us who have strong values to live in a situation where we’re likely to be marginal and out in the cold for quite some time?