Timeline for How to find a job with as little social interaction with coworkers as possible?
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| Jun 29, 2017 at 13:49 | comment | added | giò | enterpirse open office don't favorite that much social interaction, so don't avoid openoffice just because they are openoffice | |
| Jun 29, 2017 at 12:17 | comment | added | DLS3141 | Look for jobs with the key words "recluse", "hermit", "solitary" and "isolated" | |
| Jun 29, 2017 at 11:08 | comment | added | Leon | Semi unrelated but seeing I'm a reclusive person as well, you might want to consider if some bigger degree of casual social interaction may be more beneficial for your psychological health in the long term, rather than complete solitude. See this for more: ted.com/talks/… p.s. remember you can always say no if this type of thing exceeds your capabilities/desires | |
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| Jun 29, 2017 at 10:26 | comment | added | Dark Hippo | Where are you located, that may help with the answers some | |
| Jun 29, 2017 at 9:55 | comment | added | SantiBailors | professional rather than laid back and hip This is a huge stretch you are doing. You don't like "laid back and hip" in the workplace so it would suit you greatly if it could be said that laid back and hip is in alternative to "professional", but that's obviously not the case at all (f.ex. would you characterize a Google-style working environment more as non-"hip" or as non-professional ?). You don't like to socialize at work and that's fine (and when it's "forced" I'm no big fan of it either), but don't try to make it sound like something that makes you more professional. | |
| Jun 29, 2017 at 8:49 | comment | added | R. Que | Thanks guys. Great points and tips so far. @EdmundReed Yeah, I know as a junior I need to interact with people so I can learn. I'm fine with that, as long as it's professional and I can go home after work on time and without having to go on their trips abroad or bowling on "team nights". I hate this forced friendship situation, and I'd prefer work to be strict and professional rather than laid back and hip. | |
| Jun 29, 2017 at 0:48 | comment | added | ESR | I see from your edit that you have considered remote working. But the harsh truth is someone in your position (junior) cannot make such demands. If you want to work in a particular environment, you have to be good enough to be able to pick and choose where you work, and as a junior, you do not meet this criteria. So I would just accept that until you have more experience, you don't have the freedom to pick and choose the exact type of environment you work in, and being able to sit quietly without social interaction is a pretty big ask for a junior. | |
| Jun 28, 2017 at 22:09 | comment | added | davidbak | There are startups that are much less about "fun" at work - I've worked at a couple. Just look at their site's career page and if they're bragging about the foosball table and going skiing together etc. etc. don't apply there. There are lots of others. And yes, look for a somewhat older population: Doesn't have to be that much older, just people who graduated more than 5 years ago and have a life. (Pro tip: Just totally skip the "social networking" startups. Think about it.) | |
| Jun 28, 2017 at 20:32 | comment | added | Harrison Paine | Look for a company that allows remote work. Even if the majority of the company's developers may work in the office 100% of the time, you could negotiate with your supervisor to spend most of your time at home. | |
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| Jun 28, 2017 at 2:51 | comment | added | Mark Joshi | "open offices," -- the more corporate a company is, the more into open plan offices they are. So your questions seems self-contradictory. | |
| Jun 27, 2017 at 19:30 | comment | added | R. Que | @RuiFRibeiro Either, as professional as possible is how I probably should have worded it. I'm actually very young which is probably why people find it weird when I refuse to go out for drinks and do all that social bullshit. Working with older people sounds like it would be better (their work expectations sound more traditional and in line with mine), but even then older people like to go out too. | |
| Jun 27, 2017 at 14:11 | comment | added | SantiBailors | Only about the "open offices" vs. "private offices" part: you have it backwards. In small startups the likelihood of getting a private office is slim to none, but for large companies it's much much less than that. | |
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| Jun 27, 2017 at 12:26 | comment | added | Paul D. Waite | “most web dev jobs are in start ups with this atmosphere” — are they? “I don't like making friends at work, going out to eat with the team, having to go get drinks, team lunches, "team outings", meetups, open offices, or having to fit in with the culture.” — Some “corporate” jobs are like this too. | |
| Jun 27, 2017 at 10:18 | comment | added | mickburkejnr | I am like you after years of working in places that have an expectation to be friends with colleagues. I go in and I am friendly enough to them, but I also draw a line. I'm honest with them, and surprisingly they understand. Like they feel they have to be friends, but I'm not in to that. And I've done that in many places, startups etc. | |
| Jun 27, 2017 at 8:22 | comment | added | Rui F Ribeiro | Is it corporate or working w older people? | |
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