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I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all
So tell me why should it be true
That I get a kick out of you

Some get their kicks from cocaaaaaaine...

Sorry, wrong thread. :-(

extrovert

I'm not shy, I just wish everybody would STFU.

I used to be introverted at work. Then I stopped giving a shiat, and look at me now!

Jeez. You guys remember when vert meant halfpipes and we all wore Vision Street Wear and Airwalks?

Those were the days.

Now it's all introvert this and outrovert that. It's like vert turned into a farking subgenre of electronica what with all the different permutations of it.

Yeah, it's extroverts that are a farking pain in the ass.

Why? Because they can't keep their opinions to themselves, that's why. Talktalktalktalktalktalktalktalk...

Class A extroverts are impossible to work with, because they don't WORK...only socialize.

Nobody wants to hire someone who can't work with others, no matter how skilled you may be.

DNRTFA

Just came to say, I was turned down for a call center job doing tech support for a cable company, solely because I scored as an introvert on that stupid farking test they give everyone.

Questions like "I feel that no matter what, my parents really loved me"
and it asked me 17 different goddamn ways if I wanted to try skydiving.

I called the head lady, the one that had almost climbed out of her own vagina to recruit me, and laughed at her company. She agreed but wouldn't break the rule.
I'm sure the laughing at her didn't help my cause, but at that point I couldn't reapply for another 6 months and knew I would have something else by then.

It's not MY fault. It's because all you people are SO stupid...

11 out of 20. Does this mean I'm an ambivert?

AverageAmericanGuy: Jeez. You guys remember when vert meant halfpipes and we all wore Vision Street Wear and Airwalks?

Those were the days.

Now it's all introvert this and outrovert that. It's like vert turned into a farking subgenre of electronica what with all the different permutations of it.

And we used "tad" unironically

RexTalionis: you people are all diseased


George, is that you?

If I'm acting introverted around you it means I don't like you. I'm quite extroverted when I'm around anyone I give 2 shiats about.

Teen Wolf Blitzer: AverageAmericanGuy: Jeez. You guys remember when vert meant halfpipes and we all wore Vision Street Wear and Airwalks?

Those were the days.

Now it's all introvert this and outrovert that. It's like vert turned into a farking subgenre of electronica what with all the different permutations of it.

And we used "tad" unironically

God I hate that name. And I also hate the name "Troy" and "Bianca".

As an agoraphobic workaholic, I'm getting a kick out of this thread.

It's not that I'm an introvert. It's just that I'm silently plotting a way to kill you all to stop your incessant CHATTERING DRIVEL...

*deep breath*

Has anyone seen my coffee mug?

My favorite line about introverts, "we're not antisocial, we're differently social".

Veritas: It's not that I'm an introvert. It's just that I'm silently plotting a way to kill you all to stop your incessant CHATTERING DRIVEL...

*deep breath*

Has anyone seen my coffee mug?

What's it say on the side? Do you take milk or sugar? I can go get you some milk. I think we ran out in the kitchen, but it's such a nice day, I think I'll go take a walk to the store and pick some up.

What a great day! Skateboarding, coffee, just watercooler talk amongst us guys, you know? Pretty cool. Hey, what are you doing after work?

And let me know if you need that milk, I could totally use the exercise.

Though I probably qualify as an introvert, this fairly recent "introverts are special delicate snowflakes and need care and handling" pop-psychology opinion piece trend is already getting annoying since most come across as a preachy demand to be catered to as some amazing creature.

Yes, different personality types have strengths and weaknesses, and it's smart to play to them. Now get the fark over yourself and stop expecting the world to behave according to your every whim.

I'm an introvert because the rest of my coworkers are farking nuts. One of them is a bipolar alcoholic that will biatch and complain to the management about anything that is said to her (and she can't read facial expressions or tone of voice worth a damn, so even jokes turn into a huge deal), one part of the management is trying to be buddy buddy with everyone, and the other is trying to make sure we respect her authority by chewing us out for anything and everything on a constant basis (except her husband, because god forbid he ever do his job farking right).

So yeah, I'd rather be that one that is isolated than be mixed in with the crazy.

/actively looking for another job
//this one is only worth showing up to the madhouse for because I still like to live in an apartment instead of a van down by the river

oppressive shyness?

AverageAmericanGuy: What's it say on the side? Do you take milk or sugar? I can go get you some milk. I think we ran out in the kitchen, but it's such a nice day, I think I'll go take a walk to the store and pick some up.

What a great day! Skateboarding, coffee, just watercooler talk amongst us guys, you know? Pretty cool. Hey, what are you doing after work?

And let me know if you need that milk, I could totally use the exercise.



You.

Will be the first.

dahmers love zombie: Some people (including Mrs. Love Zombie) think it's a bit weird that I'm a seriously introverted teacher. It's really like a stage role. When I'm in the classroom, I'm quite animated. When class is done, I'd FAR rather do all my communication via email.

People are exhausting to be around.

That was me in the Coast Guard, and that will be me as a nurse. Most the time I try to emulate Peter Venkman. Because my own personality is such a drag, I never quite reach that mark. I end up somewhere around Ray.

/Egon on my bad days.

Oooh! Is this the thread where we confuse introverts for people with anxiety and personality issues?
The idea that being introverted is bad is something that is very ingrained in our culture and causes a lot of people to act against their own nature. It's sad to see people not be comfortable with who they are or treated negatively because they are.

Pointless article is pointless. I wonder if that book is more of the same.

There's actually a physiological difference between the ways introverts and extroverts experience social interactions. The brain of the introvert takes a longer pathway to respond to stimuli (going through some of the spots where memories and stuff are stored) while the extrovert brain gets right to the response. For an introvert, busy situations where they're expected to be right on top of the game and respond to things right away are physically more exhausting, and they require downtime afterward to recoop. Extroverts, on the other hand, feel energized by such experiences and not so drained afterwards.

/the more you know

lazyguineapig33: the ten commandments of the fallschirmjager, "3. Beware of talking. Be not corruptible. Men act while women chatter. Chatter will bring you to the grave."

Whoo now there's a Teutonic truthiness.

5. ______I dislike small talk, but I enjoy talking in depth about topics that matter to me.

We're supposed to be surprised that such a person would be a valuable coworker?
If so, yet another reason why HR should have no role in hiring decisions.

/HR should have no role in hiring decisions.

Iworkformsn: dahmers love zombie: Some people (including Mrs. Love Zombie) think it's a bit weird that I'm a seriously introverted teacher. It's really like a stage role. When I'm in the classroom, I'm quite animated. When class is done, I'd FAR rather do all my communication via email.

People are exhausting to be around.

That was me in the Coast Guard, and that will be me as a nurse. Most the time I try to emulate Peter Venkman. Because my own personality is such a drag, I never quite reach that mark. I end up somewhere around Ray.

/Egon on my bad days.

The worst part about extroverts?
Most of them are right around Louis Tully-grade.
Worst case, the EPA inspector.
"I didn't ask you for your opinion just shut it OFF!"

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Unlikely subby? I wonder how work places will be able to use workers who just do their work without having to go out for smoke breaks every 15 minutes and spending 2 hour lunches socializing. I really can't think of any use for workers who just want to get the job done.