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> is better for the environment and employees

It’s better for some employees.

Some people get more done and have more fun working in an office with other people.



Still, imho it is somewhat cruel that society has simply decided that extroverts can and should force introverts into socializing. "You need to attend this meeting in person because I insist" ist perfectly acceptable, while "you need to leave me alone because I insist" is considered rude, antisocial, "not a teamplayer" yadda yadda.

> Some people get more done and have more fun working in an office with other people.

It is not the job of employees to provide extroverts the ability to "have more fun".


> Still, imho it is somewhat cruel that society has simply decided that extroverts can and should force introverts into socializing

It's not more cruel than introverts forcing extroverts into not socializing.

> It is not the job of employees to provide extroverts the ability to "have more fun".

No, but if a company wants to retain employees who want to have fun at work they'll make decisions that lead to that.

Having fun at work is no more a right than not having fun at work is a right.


> It's not more cruel than introverts forcing extroverts into not socializing.

Well that's the point: Society has made it acceptible for extroverts to force introverts into socialising, but the other way round is somehow inacceptible.

> Having fun at work is no more a right than not having fun at work is a right.

Having or not having fun is no right in itself anyway. Companies that force introverts into situations they are uncomfortable with are eventually going to lose them. The extrovert's fun stops where it is actively harming the introverts. Undermining introverts' feelings by making them feel uncomfortable in order to have fun is harassment.


> Companies that force introverts into situations they are uncomfortable with are eventually going to lose them.

There's nothing inherently wrong with this.

Just like there's nothing wrong with extroverts quitting a job that doesn't provide them with what they want and makes them feel uncomfortable.

The business may be less successful after the introverts quit or they may be more successful after the introverts quit. It's the company's risk/decision.

> The extrovert's fun stops where it is actively harming the introverts

Not liking something and being harmed by it are 2 different things that are sometimes related. That's a very important distinction to make.

Neither the introvert nor the extrovert need to love everything about their job. They may hate some aspects of it! They may choose to stick it out or quit. Both are fine.




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