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Lockdown Was a Breath of Fresh Air for Introverted Workers. But What Happens Next?
Many have relished building an office on their own terms over the past year View PicturesGetty Images
“The discomfort that extroverts are feeling right now? That’s what introverts have been dealing with for as long as they’ve worked – especially those who have worked in open-office environments. Everything has been flipped on its head.”
So says Glen Cathey, a Florida-based keynote speaker who has spent the past three years educating business leaders about introverts in the workplace. I got in touch at the beginning of Lockdown Two in December, as hopes of returning to ‘normal’ office life in the UK were crushed yet again. For many, that news was bittersweet.