"Bring your whole self to work?" LOL, that's horrific advice.

"Being authentic" can often (sadly) mean "signing up for the next layoff list."

I wrote recently about authenticity -- and I am actually hosting a Twitter chat about it on Wednesday under the hashtag #realdealchat if you're interested -- and, broadly speaking, I think the concept is great personally and terrible professionally.

The basic issue of "be authentic at work" or "bring your whole self to work," for me, is that most manager…