My virtual social life is exhausting: Turns out Zoom cocktail hours can burn you out, too
4 years, 9 months ago

My virtual social life is exhausting: Turns out Zoom cocktail hours can burn you out, too

Salon  

It's hard in here for an extrovert. "I'm tired of awkward social chatter because honestly, there aren't many 'safe' topics and the feeling of obligation to attend each session, making sure I'm nodding and smiling at the right times, is taking away time from actually getting real work done," she added. "If I'm invited to another 'say coworker when talking about your kids' or 'cutest dog coworker' contest, I may lose my well-perfected Zoom poker face." If social time means you don't do it in the same place where you also work, you're going to find that it's more relaxing." "So many people are going from Zoom to Zoom to Zoom, and that turns out to not be the best idea because you're not giving your eyes a break," he said.

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