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There's plenty of (good) advice here on how to work on yourself to fit into a team environment. That's a very good idea. You may also want to consider that it
by joshklein 15y ago
There's plenty of (good) advice here on how to work on yourself to fit into a team environment. That's a very good idea.
You may also want to consider that it is possible you're not meant to fit in quite like that. Being an introvert is a weakness if you want to fit in to an extroverted team environment, or a strength if you want to work remotely on self-directed projects.
Introversion isn't worse than extroversion; it just means you recharge your batteries by being alone with your thoughts, and have to use your batteries to participate in group activities (the reverse is true for extroverts). Perhaps part of your frustration is trying to fit yourself, a square peg, into the round hole of a corporate team environment.
I'm assuming you're looking for CS gigs, and that you have entrepreneurial aspirations. Maybe you should hit some freelance websites to fill your coffers & stay afloat, while working on an idea of your own on the side. If you're interested/open to travel, you can significantly reduce your overhead while still making decent wages by finding a place to work from that will lower your cost of living.
I'm not saying this is the right way to go - I know nothing else about you - but it's worth considering that maybe the rest of the world is wrong, not you.
- petervandijck 15y agoBeing an introvert is not a strength in remote projects. Remote projects require better communication skills than on-side work.
- wladimir 15y agoIt requires a different kind of (more formal) communication skills though. Of course you need to be able to report your progress, your obstacles, work out requirements, and discuss who is going to do what. This could be through IRC or through Skype or whatever... However it is completely different from an "extraverted team environment" in which you're expected to be social and cheerful about all kinds of unrelated stuff.
- throwaway789a 15y agoI never worked in a remote project, but for me it is easier to communicate via email/chat than by talking to people because the asynchronous way gives me more time to think about what I want to say.