The One-Man Show: How Power Plays Shape Kashmir’s Workplaces |
By Dr. Imran Khan
For most adults, work is the single largest part of life. It structures our days, shapes our relationships, and often becomes central to our identity.
A person’s profession can feel like his anchor to purpose and respect in Kashmir, where jobs are limited and competition intense.
Ask someone, “Who are you?” and they answer with a title: engineer, doctor, or principal.
For those in positions of power, their identity often collapses entirely into the role they occupy.
Work should be a place of growth, creativity, and meaning. It should allow people to bring their skills, ideas, and personality into the workplace. But sadly, too many organizations turn work into a performance stage for a single ego.
When fairness is absent, opportunity is hoarded, and flattery is rewarded over merit, work becomes punishment.
Employees face daily........