This also reminds me of the fact that extroverts run the world (even though introverts are sitting around creating great art and stuff *smirkwink*) and tell the 25% of us who are introverts that we are DOING THINGS WRONG (if you don't believe this, you've never been taught how to "network" or been forced to participate in mixer games or anything like that). Um, no. We aren't. We're doing things the way we do things. And yes, that might not be compatible with the way you do things, and that might frustrate you. And that's okay. BUT QUIT TELLING US THAT OUR WAY OF DOING THINGS IS WRONG.
YES.
I am slowly, oh so slowly, managing to convince the women's ministry team at my church that NO DON'T JUST HAVE COFFEE AND ASSUME EVERYONE WILL CHAT. Have something to DO.
*is big with the jigsaw puzzles and boardgame providing*
(Also wanted to hit someone at my old job - because we were on a three-day work retreat, and in the evening I'm sitting there with the one person who I'd managed to talk into playing jenga, and then they left for a moment to get a drink and this other person comes over and says "Oh, Mez, why are you being so unsociable? Come in to the other room and talk to us!" and, as I said, I wanted to HIT her, because I can't just go and "talk" to people! Jenga is a survival skill that is actually getting me to be sociable - because if I wasn't here using games as a way to interact, I'd be hiding in my room! I am BEING sociable, you moron!
...er, yes. I tend to get rather passionate about this.)
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This also reminds me of the fact that extroverts run the world (even though introverts are sitting around creating great art and stuff *smirkwink*) and tell the 25% of us who are introverts that we are DOING THINGS WRONG (if you don't believe this, you've never been taught how to "network" or been forced to participate in mixer games or anything like that). Um, no. We aren't. We're doing things the way we do things. And yes, that might not be compatible with the way you do things, and that might frustrate you. And that's okay. BUT QUIT TELLING US THAT OUR WAY OF DOING THINGS IS WRONG.
YES.
I am slowly, oh so slowly, managing to convince the women's ministry team at my church that NO DON'T JUST HAVE COFFEE AND ASSUME EVERYONE WILL CHAT. Have something to DO.
*is big with the jigsaw puzzles and boardgame providing*
(Also wanted to hit someone at my old job - because we were on a three-day work retreat, and in the evening I'm sitting there with the one person who I'd managed to talk into playing jenga, and then they left for a moment to get a drink and this other person comes over and says "Oh, Mez, why are you being so unsociable? Come in to the other room and talk to us!" and, as I said, I wanted to HIT her, because I can't just go and "talk" to people! Jenga is a survival skill that is actually getting me to be sociable - because if I wasn't here using games as a way to interact, I'd be hiding in my room! I am BEING sociable, you moron!
...er, yes. I tend to get rather passionate about this.)