> "Smalltalk and coffee breaks can be exhausting for introverts." Exhausting or not, introverts need to network _more_ than the average person. Not having bui

> "Smalltalk and coffee breaks can be exhausting for introverts." Exhausting or not, introverts need to network _more_ than the average person. Not having built up a personal network by the later stages of their career will leave them high and dry in an industry downturn. Yeah, yeah, "my work speaks for itself" is true in theory but, given an equal work record, even an introvert is going to favor the co-workers they personally like more.