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1、1Timewas---20or30yearsago---whenMomandkidswouldgotoastudioandsit,andtheidealizedresultwouldbeframedandgiventoDad,whowouldtakeittotheofficeanddisplayitforvisitorstoadmire.Often,I'msure,saidphotoreallydidenabletheworkingmantocontemplatehislovedonesbetween
2、appointments,butitservedotherpurposesaswell.Thephotowasanemblem,anasset,ahangingprize.Behold,itsaid;Iamnotonlyalawyerorcorporatetitan,Iamahusbandandfather.Itclarifiedthatworkandfamilyoccupiedtwodistinctrealms,andtestifiedthattheownerhadachievedsuccessin
3、both.Now,theoppositeistrue.Ononelevel,tobesure,randomunframedphotosarejustanexpressionofthemorecasual(andcramped)natureofthemodernso-calledoffice.Formanyofus,tohangaframedformalportraitofourfamilywouldnotonlylookoutofplace;itsweightalonewouldtoppleourcu
4、biclewall,knockingoverthenextcubicleandtriggeringadisastrousdominoeffect.Morethanthat,though,today'sphotosareanexpressionoftheconflictedfeelingsofthemodernofficeworker.Ratherthanrelegatingthefamilytoadifferentrealm,theyareanattempttobringthetworealmsclo
5、ser,toadmitfamilyintotheoffice.Theyareattemptstomakeusfeelthatwearenotseparatefromourkids;thatwearestillwiththem,andtheywithus,vivid,changeable,intheflesh.Theyareexpressionsofpride,yes,andlove,yes,butalsoofguiltandlonging.Sopowerfularetheemotionsrousedt
6、hatafriendofmine,uponreturningtoworkafterhavingherfirstchild,foundthatshecouldn'tbringanyphotos;theymadetheabsencefromhersontoopainful.Noteverythinghaschanged.Formalphotosstillhanginuneasycoexistencewithinformalones,inwomen'sofficesandinmen's.Sociologis
7、tArlieHochschildspenttimeatacompanysherefersto,inherbookTheTimeBind,as"Amerco."There,shenoted,itwasthelower-rankingwomenwhopepperedtheirdeskswithintimatefamilysnapshots.Forthesewomen,sheposits,thephotossentamessage：Imaynotbepowerfulhere,butthere'saplace
8、,home,whereIam.Themorehigh-upthewoman,thelesssheindulgedinthesesnapshots,asiftheymightcallhercommitmentintoquestion.Instead,executivewomenresortedtothetraditionalframedtrophyphoto.Idon'tentirelybuythisdistinction--inmyworkplace,w
