Subcultures. We're part of them. We watch them come and go, persist and die. We identify with them or avoid them. We like certain bands, read certain books, play certain games.
We're usually aware of our subcultures when it comes to the "usual" – games, sports, religion, politics, even economics. I'm wondering, as the results of the Great Recession stumble on, as the world alters, about what kinds of employment subcultures are evolving.
Think of it for a moment. Your job experiences, your career experiences, define you as much as anything else. There are people you relate to because of your career, and people you don't get – or are in danger of not getting.