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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Really, really struggling at work atm. You might think that, in a hospital, during a global pandemic, people would start making a tiny effort to respect your personal space, but nah. A porter fully barged into the back of me when I was going in this morning (through the one entrance all staff now have to use, in a big hospital). But hey, he was wearing a mask!

arlenefinnigan My line manager apparently thinks it's hilarious that the cleaner makes me so uncomfortable. "oh I did laugh when you told him he was supposed to be 2 metres away!" "he was crawling under my desk. While I was sitting at it." "hahahaha! Some people would like that!" Seriously? This is OK? Am I in a Carry On Film? 4y

arlenefinnigan Meanwhile, while over half the office have been sent to work from home, the ones that are left are making a special effort to pick up the slack, chatter wise. It's all day, every day. I don't know how they don't give themselves headaches. They sure give me one. 4y

arlenefinnigan Unfortunately my husband is also an extrovert, so when I try to talk to him about how unhappy I am and how much I'm struggling, he rolls his eyes and makes it clear I'm making a fuss over nothing. Which makes it all the more unfair that he gets to work from home and I have to go into a office with shrieking banshees all day. 4y

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arlenefinnigan Sorry for the rant. But I know a lot of Littens understand better than most. The introvert struggle is real. 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I totally understand... the struggle is real and it doesn‘t look like it‘s going away any time soon unfortunately. I‘m a nurse and I work in our transfer center and our hospital is on hospital diversion! 4y

arlenefinnigan @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks oof. That can't be fun. Good luck. 4y

Karkar Shrieking banshees 🤣🤣🤣🤣. But seriously I hate that some people just do not get the if I can feel you body heat you are wayyyyyy to close to me. 4y

Bookwomble I usually work at a different community clinic each day, but as they're all closed and I can work by phone during lockdown, I'm now based in one place, pretty much on my own. I feel for you, Arlene 💗 4y

Megabooks I‘m so sorry. Sending support. 💕💕 4y

arlenefinnigan @Karkar also, it's not necessary to verbalise every thought that comes into your head. You really don't need to give me warning that you're going to the toilet or putting the kettle on. 4y

arlenefinnigan @Bookwomble ah, that sounds nice. Ta. 4y

arlenefinnigan @Megabooks thank you x 4y

LeeRHarry You would think 🤷🏼‍♀️ happens to me too in the hospital where I work - no idea 🤦🏻‍♀️ totally get where you are coming from 💕 4y

arlenefinnigan @LeeRHarry ❤️ 4y

arlenefinnigan "oh are you trying to read your book on your lunch break cool I'm gonna stand next to desk babbling then shriek hilariously about how you can't hear what I'm saying because I've got a mask on hahahahahaha don't worry I'm just chunnering to myself". Fab. And you can't do that at your own desk? 4y

MicheleinPhilly Ugh! I‘m sorry you have to deal with that under “normal” circumstances. You certainly don‘t need any additional stress when we‘re all at the breaking point. Mindless chatter just to fill dead air is one of my pet peeves. 4y

arlenefinnigan @MicheleinPhilly it's like a woodpecker at your skull isn't it x 4y

MicheleinPhilly I‘m thankfully remote 100% but I have a colleague that will drone on about the most pointless stuff for 20 minutes during every meeting. She never SHUTS UP! When we‘ve been doing the Zoom calls I spend the entire thing staring at my own face so I don‘t “accidentally” roll my eyes. 4y

arlenefinnigan @MicheleinPhilly 😂 Zoom meetings sound like a nightmare...... 4y

arlenefinnigan They're getting me a work laptop so that I can work from home, and it's been suggested that if I need to come into to office to work on casenotes I should come in of an evening, after people have gone home. Happy days 😃 4y

MicheleinPhilly 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Excellent news! Zoom meetings are the WORST. I‘m always like “I don‘t need to see people. I have a wife and a dog. I‘m good.” 4y

arlenefinnigan @MicheleinPhilly can you unleash the dog on Zoom if people are being too yappy? 😉 4y

MicheleinPhilly Sadly Pickles loves being on camera so that just inspires them to gush. I have however surreptitiously phoned myself so they can hear the phone ring and then I say, “Sorry, I have to take that.” 😈 4y

arlenefinnigan @MicheleinPhilly ooh pro tip 👌 4y

CarolynM Hope the working at home thing works out for you🙂 4y

CBee @arlenefinnigan @MicheleinPhilly did y‘all see the story about the gal who accidentally made herself a potato during a Zoom meeting? It was some setting on her computer or phone and she couldn‘t figure out how to change it 😂😂 So she was a potato. At a work meeting 😁😂 4y

arlenefinnigan @CBee 🤣 when Aisling Bea was on The Last Leg a few weeks ago, she put in the potato filter, then when she turned it off she was wearing a potato suit 🤣 4y

CBee @arlenefinnigan oh my that‘s hilarious, I must investigate this 😂 4y

CBee @arlenefinnigan I had never heard of her before now and looked her up - she is fantastic 😂😂 4y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

The main thing I've learned from the last few days is that extroverts would honestly rather die and/or kill you than respect your personal space.

julesG I knew being an introvert has its advantages. We'll be able to survive the 2020 toilet paper crisis. 4y

squirrelbrain I went to the local shop today to do some shopping for my Mum. The woman in the queue behind me got too close, and every time I moved away, she moved closer still. 😱 4y

TrishB @squirrelbrain that happened to me yesterday!! 4y

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squirrelbrain The thing is @TrishB she looked to be over 70 as well. I didn‘t know whether to be angry that she was risking her health by edging ever closer, or maybe sorry that she wanted some company....😳 4y

TrishB It‘s all bonkers isn‘t it ☹️ 4y

CarolynM @TrishB Too true! (edited) 4y

arlenefinnigan Someone has just leaned right over my desk (seriously she was literally half-lying on it) holding the casenotes of a COVID-19 patient. Extroverts would genuinely, seriously rather kill you than respect your personal space. 4y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

First day back at work was fun

AmyG Ha! I had guests last week. Two were chatty extroverts. It was a LONG week. My head still hurts. 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @AmyG I was wondering how that went!! 4y

AmyG @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It was fine. No more guests! 🤣 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @AmyG 🤣🤣🤣 4y

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CoffeeCatsBooks

Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

so-so

A lot of this illustrated guide to introverts was spot on for me. Sometimes when our culture seems to value extrovert qualities more, it‘s comforting to see introvert qualities normalized. It ended up being a so-so because I was expecting a little more humor. Quick read. I‘m also an INFJ like the author (occasionally an INFP).

#NDNov

Clwojick, rsteve388

hermyknee I‘m an INFP! 4y

CoffeeCatsBooks @hermyknee 😁 Only 4-5% of the population is! 4y

hermyknee It‘s exhausting 😅 4y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Feeling this hard today. "I've got a headache I've got a headache I'm stressed I've got a headache" ME TOO HAVE YOU TRIED SHUTTING UP FOR FIVE SECONDS IT MIGHT HELP

PurpleyPumpkin My life every work day! Ugh. 😑 4y

Jadams89 Open floor plans are the worst!!! And the supervisor that complains about someone not getting their work done - have you tried not chatting with him all day????? 😤😤😤 4y

Librarybelle Oh my gosh! This is so incredibly true!! Thank you for posting this. 4y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Infjoe

Sounds like the perfect weekend to me! 🤷‍♀️

Linsy Yes! 🙌 5y

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🤭🤣

#BookishProblems!

JazzFeathers 😂😂😂 5y

Chrissyreadit 😂🤣😆 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa #HalloweenLaughs 4y

Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Infjoe

It‘s may have been a random read for my #Scarathlon team, but there is some pretty good Halloween advice here for introverts! 😏

#TeamStoker

BeansPage

BeansPage HA! 😂😂😂 🧟‍♀️ 5y

Liatrek 🤣🤣🤣 5y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Infjoe

Perfect! #Scarathlon #TeamStoker

BeansPage

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y

Linsy 😆 5y

batsy At one point I was thinking this about the house in the Haunting of Hill House—"it's just introverted and wants to be alone!" ? 5y

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pick

I loved this little book of introvert lessons and advice along with some great doodles. Definitely a fun read of your an introvert or trying to befriend one. 😏

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Random read #TeamStoker @TheReadingMermaid 5y

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

We just had a team meeting followed by enforced office fun (yay! Quiz! Word association games!) and now I have a migraine. Feeling this hard.

rretzler Pretty sure I could relate to that book. I can certainly understand the horror you just went through 😂 5y

arlenefinnigan @rretzler highly recommend it! 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa YES! I can so relate! 5y

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Bookwomble Ugh! The hell of "team bonding"! I feel your pain! 5y

night_shift Ugh, yuck. Sounds.. fun? 🤢 hope your head feels better soon. 5y

arlenefinnigan @Riveted_Reader_Melissa whole book is VERY relatable. 5y

arlenefinnigan @Bookwomble "we should have a treat for hitting deadline!" is it......really a treat.....if I have to take Migraleve afterwards? 5y

arlenefinnigan @UnidragonFrag ta. It's quietening/emptying now. Thank fuck for Migraleve and coffee and earphones 😉 5y

marleed I hear you! 5y

arlenefinnigan @marleed that's what I thought all the way through this book! 5y

quietlycuriouskate Ugh! I'm so sorry you had to suffer that in the name of someone else's idea of fun. 😫 5y

arlenefinnigan @kathedron ta 😊 I really hate how you're judged at work on how enthusiastically you play along with crap like this and not on your actual work. 5y

marleed I hated those deliberately bonding moment meetings so much that I volunteered for a 2-week long intense course on how to conduct such meetings hoping that if I truly understood it I would be a better participant. Well that was 2 weeks I‘ll never get back. (edited) 5y

arlenefinnigan @marleed 😂 did you at least get some good answers to 'icebreaker' questions? 5y

marleed @arlenefinnigan I did leave the course with my certificate and a better understanding of the attempt to build a cohesive workplace. The alternative is a company that doesn‘t give a damn about about employee relations. And actually the training taught me to be a better person personally since the whole 2 weeks was about compassion first. 5y

arlenefinnigan @marleed 2 weeks though.... 5y

marleed @arlenefinnigan I was emotionally rough training. 5y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Introverting in my bedroom with this book! ❤️

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pick

I LOVED this. It absolutely talked my language. It's great to have someone say that being quite, needing alone time, needing time to think before speaking etc. aren't character flaws. "Be good to yourself, be true to yourself" is a great motto to live your life by.

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Infjoe

Oh, I HEAR you.

rockpools The next time I consider going back to an office job, pls can you throw this at me? 5y

squirrelbrain Love this! Meetings, pah! And as for socialising with work colleagues....😬 5y

arlenefinnigan @RachelO 😉 5y

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arlenefinnigan @squirrelbrain oh god yeah. They're trying to make 'payday night out' a thing in my office. If I'm not getting paid, I'm not there. 5y

squirrelbrain Ugh, no thank you! 5y

MicheleinPhilly This is one of the many reasons I love working from home! Every time a colleague emails at 9:00 at night from the office I think, you could have been done at 5 if you chatted less. 5y

batsy This is why I went freelance ... Not the smartest life decision in terms of benefits and being financially set for life, but I was slowly losing my mind in the office set up... 5y

arlenefinnigan Me: it's too noisy to read in the office, I'll go outside. Random passing stranger: ooh I bet that woman who's reading REALLY wants me to loudly ask her if it's starting to rain. Me: dies inside. 5y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Infjoe

Apparently the cricket's quite exciting #BooksAndBooze

MrBook Great pic! 5y

arlenefinnigan @MrBook ta ! 5y

Itchyfeetreader This looks right up my alley! 5y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Infjoe

I don't have a problem. I can stop buying books any time I want. #BooksAndBooze #lovelibraries 📚 #SupportYourLocal #LoveOldham

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Infjoe

Ready for #twelveintwo

Samplergal

Samplergal Excellent! My kind of weekend. #introvertsrule 5y

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Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life | Infjoe

I‘m off for Presidents Day and these are my sentiments exactly.

Purrfectpages Agreed! 5y

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pick

Wow. I learned some things about myself from this Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life. I never recognized why I‘m the “helper” at other people‘s parties (when I even make it) or why I can‘t come home from an event with no time to spare and go straight to bed. Must. Have. Time. To. Unwind.

#introvertproblems

Book 67/90 2/16/19

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