4 ms·
I'm the complete opposite to you. I respect your opinion, so I think the question is even more important to ask. I'm not interested in working for a company whe
by axg11 5y ago
I'm the complete opposite to you. I respect your opinion, so I think the question is even more important to ask. I'm not interested in working for a company where everyone is antisocial and the only interaction is through code reviews.
- ghaff 5y agoExactly. No one is "wrong." But if your position is that you never want to travel period, that's something you should discuss in the first phone screen if it's a hard condition. (And of course the converse is true as well. If the company is remote-first and doesn't believe in employees getting together physically that will be a showstopper for some.)
- drewcoo 5y agoThe problem is that so much of the work-sponsored open socialization feels fake. Fake smiles and say fake things. Everyone has to type the same "kudos" message for every accomplishment or they're not showing teamwork. The team I was on where everyone had to snap audibly in applause for anyone else "sharing." The pressure to drink together because that's what shows friendship in a frat. Etc. So much garbage!
- moltar 5y agoFeels sickening to even read that. I’m sorry you had to go through that.
- moltar 5y agoI don’t consider myself anti social a single bit. My wife describes me as extremely social and I talk to everyone around me. But I subscribe to what OP said. I don’t want to be forced to socialize at some work event. I’m happy to socialize with everyone during work in that context. We can chit chat. We can have a water cooler conversation. We can talk about personal lives and families. And I’ll happily and genuinely engage. But I don’t want any forced activities, get togethers or Xmas parties.