Jobs for introverts / social anxiety

As an introvert with social anxiety I've always wondered what would be the best kind of job for me. I've put together a list of a few which would be suitable. Do you have any ideas for other jobs that would suit us introverts?

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[dcjkl]

Being socially anxious and having a fear of responsibility is really hard to deal with

[apoorvaasingh]

I can totally relate to the fact that as introverts we actually don't hate the work but are afraid of socializing 😓

[TomCZE]

I wish I was an animal, especially a bird. They eat whatever they found, they dwell in nests or whatever they build for free. They need no money and therefore no need job.

[sixthsky]

I just want to be alone, i dont want people around me at work it stresses me out

[meella]

"what about a call center?" ...I"d rather kill myself" hahah same

[alexanderdavidov]

I have worked several jobs so far. Only one suited me extremely well, although it wasn't well paid. Operator of automatic knitting machines. My responsibility was to make sure that the machines continue knitting properly(add yarn, change broken needles etc.). Once I was put in a region of the factory, where there were no people. Only me and the knitting machines. I felt like a god.

[liamdodoveci]

I’m a stage where I don’t know what to do for work thats how lost I am

[jaeline]

Reading the comments made me feel that I'm not alone. I tried to confide my inner struggles with a friend but it doesn't help me at all. I'm struggling right now, I couldn't sleep right away. They thought that it's easy to get out from this state right away. And it makes me feel so frustrated...it made me feel so alone, invalidated and no one seems to understand me. I think that It would be better if I don't exist anymore if I keep being stuck up like this. (I'm sorry for the drama, I don't know what to do anymore.)

[xan]

You guys are here talking about getting a job and not being able to socialize with your co-workers etc.. but here I am, can't even enter a link for a zoom job interview coz I'm such a hopeless douche who can't even work up the courage to give the damn interview. I just wish I wasn't born this way!

[ljandj]

I am an introvert with Asperger's, and if I am around too much noise and/or people, I will have physical panic attacks.
Right now I am happy doing delivery driving until I can start my own business in the future. Financial security wise, it's hard due to it being slow at times, but I know that I will be okay.

Don't give up on whatever socially exhausting job you may be doing until you find a better job. Prioritize your mental health, and if your finances can't catch up to expenses, try to minimize your expenses on stuff you don't need. Freedom and better mental health is what you'll be rewarded.

[sagarkumarr]

No one at home understands me, forced me to go for an interview for a call center job .i went there for an interview. The interviewer laughed at my plight, my cousin works there. He Helped me get a job. My training starts tomorrow.


I feel like dying. I am scared to death . I know that is not possible in my case

[ahmedkn]

I graduated 4 months ago from the university “Civil Engineering”. Since my graduation, I have suffered torment every day to the point that I have nightmares because of my inability to find a job and my knowledge that it is impossible to work in civil engineering. Therefore, I wasted 5 years of my life in vain, when I entered civil engineering. I did not understand my introverted self and I thought I could change during university (I did not even have a single friend). In fact, I was able to work in two things. The first was an office job that I left after two weeks because I felt like an alien among extroverts who were surprised that you did not join them. The second job It was in a bookstore that sold books to university students, and I was expelled within one day because the bookstore owner did not find me interesting (this is what I understood from myself). I am really tired. Really, I am very tired, especially since my family puts pressure on me and does not understand my problems. Again, I am tired, I am really tired. Has anyone found a solution to the job problem for introverts????

[churvabells]

I'm an introvert and for years I've been having a harding working in a team. I prefer to do things on my own, and my way, and all by myself. I've been getting call-outs for not documenting my workload properly. It's not that I'm not doing anything. In fact, I'm doing a lot of things. I just don't like the idea of always reporting tasks. And I also noticed that I always excel when no one is supervising me rather than always waiting for someone's instructions or go-signal. In my current job, I'm working in a team and I suck a lot. You know the feeling of people are thinking that you are so dumb coz you just can't do your job well. But really, .. I just can't do my job well when I'm always waiting for instructions before I could do what I need to do. Leave me alone and you will see how I can go.

[mcClaudiaPT]

Thank you! I quite liked the transcriber idea. Can relate to this a lot, I've been looking for a remote job for a while now, but haven't managed to find anything yet and getting a driver's license is far too daunting for me for now. I also find it very frustrating that people don't seem to understand and often react quite negatively to people who wish to work alone. I struggle to convince my family and friends that I actually want a job, they think I'm just lazy and 'choose' to not work when that's far from the truth. Anyway, sorry for the rant, it's nice to know there are other people out there who are struggling with the same issues I am.

[sweetm]

i work in an office with severe anxiety and let me tell it`s a NIGHTMARE i`ve been holding back and pushing myself just because i need the money and i`m 25 yo and need to work but latley i feel like i can`t take it anymore don`t know what to do anymore i just wanna die and end this misery

[kyr-kun-chan]

Ive worked as a graphic designer and unfortunately i still had to talk to people. I was on the phone with clients and had to talk about the project with my coworkers. Companies looking for graphic designers also always ask for someone "flexible, social, enthousiastic, etc etc" which sounds absolutely terrible

[optimistic_cynic]

Dude you have given me hope in this job hunt that is dragging me in this weird cycle of persistent survivalism, self-loathing, shutdowns, wakeup, and repeat. I'm still trying to get over my fear of driving (thank you, reckless drivers) so hopefully I'll get into delivery work. The physicality of it actually excites me because I tend to feel better the more I move around. Tech jobs nowadays are tricky to get into thanks to bloated/vague job descriptions and the ever-evolving tools (thankfully, YouTube and skill sites like Udemy and DataCamp are there in case of updates).

[nisakhair]

These jobs give me hopes until I realize that I "need" to have an actual/corporate/office job to survive in the long run.

[SirAuron]

Finding a job or career path in college as an introvert is hell, I’m going for business because I hear you can get a job almost anywhere, but I already know I’m gonna have to deal with a lot of people but idk what else to do, I’ve tried a coding class but it’s too complex for me…

[liamhidinger]

I am extremely scared of working a new job because when I get trained to do said job I always get told to “watch and learn” HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE THATS NOT A VIABLE WAY TO TRAIN PEOPLE. Happened to me for my first 2 jobs and i got so much anxiety when I was too scared to ask for help when I didn’t get it