Okay this. 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.
This is so exactly the same way I feel that I can hardly even stand it - I wish I could hug you for real. I was just recently at a "women's event" where the participants were given prizes based on how many people they "networked" with in 5 minutes , (to me this is just phony and so shallow) so I sat and got to know ONE person a little better in 5 minutes (which obviously equals LOSER) and then the whole room was herded up and made to "jump, dance, whatever" publicly over a threshold in some kind of exercise meant to jumping into a new phase of life. UGH! how I hate that kind of thing. Once upon a time I would gone along with it just so as not to be a party pooper. This time I quietly refused and was scolded.
Why the shaming? I just don't get it, it makes me angry.
Yay introverts!
p.s. Have you ever read the book "The Introvert Advantage" by Marti Laney - a great book.
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This is so exactly the same way I feel that I can hardly even stand it - I wish I could hug you for real.
I was just recently at a "women's event" where the participants were given prizes based on how many people they "networked" with in 5 minutes , (to me this is just phony and so shallow) so I sat and got to know ONE person a little better in 5 minutes (which obviously equals LOSER) and then the whole room was herded up and made to "jump, dance, whatever" publicly over a threshold in some kind of exercise meant to jumping into a new phase of life. UGH! how I hate that kind of thing. Once upon a time I would gone along with it just so as not to be a party pooper. This time I quietly refused and was scolded.
Why the shaming? I just don't get it, it makes me angry.
Yay introverts!
p.s. Have you ever read the book "The Introvert Advantage" by Marti Laney - a great book.