Because you used to feel important

Your employer made you feel important.

Not everyone can do the work you do. You’re essential to the entire enterprise.

The more important you felt, the harder you worked.

The harder you worked, the more pressure you felt to work even harder.

You had to. Not everyone can do the work you do. You’re essential to the entire enterprise.

Then you started to wonder whose interests were served by your feeling important.

You started to wonder whether you’re really so important after all.