> I'm not saying they can't network, anybody can indeed over come that... but some people, and maybe foreigner workers fall into this category, don't care about

> I'm not saying they can't network, anybody can indeed over come that... but some people, and maybe foreigner workers fall into this category, don't care about the popularity contest.. they're just trying to work There is this perception (especially in tech.) that "networking" or "social skills" is something that jocks and cheerleeders do. It is claimed that this is easy and doable. If it is so easy and doable, why whine about it? This is how the world works, deal with it or start your own damn company.