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Haha I felt the same way. I never realized how much socializing I did at the office until I started working from home. I'm so used to working in silence and not interacting with anyone these days that I feel awkward and out of practice whenever we do have meetings.
lol yes. I moved to a new state 2 years ago and have had to make friends the old fashioned way. I’ve done well, strangely enough. But now I am about to start a new hybrid role and that’s my biggest concern.
It does take some adjustment. When I starting working remotely I really had problems with it, it was just too distracting trying to work in my own home. But over time that flipped, and I became more productive in relative isolation. When I had to return to the office, it was like everything annoyed me. I was so used to having everything the way I wanted it. But, like anything else, I got used to it. It's kind of remarkable how adaptable we can be.
I probably am more awkward, but I think I’m just more self conscious if anything. I felt really weird and awkward having everything on the computer and not face to face, zoom meetings and the like. I felt way more comfortable in person, now that's flip flopped since working remote
I feel like more socially selective is how I feel :) being stuck in social situations I didn’t ask for irritates me so I just try to pick and choose what I attend in person to avoid being around others that bug me. I did have to re-learn how to put together an actual outfit (not just shoulders up on zoom!) and have less patience for people I don’t like (just make an effort to not attend things when the group isn’t worth it to me).
Yes me!
I did! I ended up getting a side gig in retail just so I could practice how to have a conversation to prep for being RTO at the beginning of this year. It helped IMMENSELY. idk how I forgot how to have Casual conversations with people but you don’t need to do what I did.