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As someone on the spectrum as well, I have a question, if you don't like meeting new people, how are you supposed to collaborate with others? At Google at least
by masterof0 5y ago
As someone on the spectrum as well, I have a question, if you don't like meeting new people, how are you supposed to collaborate with others? At Google at least, we need to work with people across teams all the time. Or you are hoping for a forever-remote gig?
- Aaargh20318 5y agoI choose to work for small companies/startups. Preferably around 10-15 people. As small companies tend to grow, the trick is to get out in time. At a previous job the company grew to over 150 and that wasn’t healthy for me. I should have bailed at around 75.
- dharmab 5y agoInterestingly, 150 people is a natural size where most people can maintain cognitive and social relationships: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number (though it seems to vary in practice up to 500+, depending on the person)
- strken 5y agoDunbar's number is meant to encompass everyone you know. If you've got friends and family outside your work then they're counted too.
- nodejs_rulez_1 5y agoCV: "serial growth hacker". (no offence intended!)
- jbluepolarbear 5y agoI have to mentally prepare for “every” non-personal conversation I have. I speak in a controlled speech cadence so that I can think about what I’m about to say. I speak with confidence and authority because I’m acting. It’s also exhausting and can really burn you out.
- serverholic 5y agoI think a lot of people have to do that.
- jbluepolarbear 5y agoIt’s common in neurodivergent people and people of different classes. It’s a defense mechanism to appear to be normal. I started doing it in middle school because I was tired of being bullied and getting into fights.