Each of us brings our whole self to work each day, regardless of whether we have a chance to express and actualize ourselves in our jobs. As much as we might like to believe we can adapt our personality or our style as needed at work, to an outside observer, we are likely to have many of the same strengths and weaknesses in the workplace that we have outside of it. Whether we suffer at home or at work from a lack of assertiveness or from too much confidence, whether we are accommodating peacemakers or contentious resisters, or whether we are supportive and empathic or businesslike and formal, who we are in our personal lives is inextricably linked to who we are in the workplace. However, the author find that even in situations where someone has opposite issues at home and in the workplace, the fundamental character issues are related. Whether you are the same person at work and at home, or whether you experience and express different aspects of yourself in your personal life than you do in your professional life, you should consider how your early life experiences provide a prism from the past through which you are evaluating situations in the present.
Source: http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/mar2009/ca20090327_480483.htm?chan=careers_managing+index+page_managing+your+career
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I believe that most people are the same in their personal and professional life, mainly when they fell more comfortable where they work. But, there are some people who are different at work that they really were in their personal lives, for example, a serious businessman of a very strict company can be a very formal and serious person at work but promiscuous or bohemian in their personal life.
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