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I'm struggling to think of an industry where he would find others similar to himself but am coming up with nothing. It's a difficult combination of attributes t
by Mountain_Skies 5y ago
I'm struggling to think of an industry where he would find others similar to himself but am coming up with nothing. It's a difficult combination of attributes to find others in numbers. I do have a friend who is similar to the author but he works in appealing medical claim denials instead of in tech. He seems very happy in his job and though I don't know for sure, I suspect that he's not surrounded by co-workers similar to himself. The difference might be that he gets lots of socialization outside of work due to having a very gregarious personality so maybe the lack of similar people at the office isn't noticeable to him in the same way it is for someone who needs to find some social connection at their job. Unfortunately telling someone to be gregarious isn't a realistic solution though perhaps trying to find more connection outside of work would be beneficial. Many of the problems the author listed aren't directly social in nature but likely would be more tolerable with a stronger social network outside of work.