How to Survive an Open Office as an Introvert with Shelly O'Donovan
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- Attention Introverts! The open office environment can make or break your professional well-being and productivity depending on your personality traits. Introverts struggle with noisy or open-plan offices. In this video, I sat down with certified body language trainer, Shelly O'Donovan who shares her favorite tips on surviving the open office set-up.
Contact Shelly for communication or body language training. Shelly is based in Philadelphia and works with clients and companies both virtually and in person. Check out more of Shelly's work:
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I needed this. I'm very much so an introvert and our medical office moved to another location, and this office is sooo open. It is killing me lol.
I’ve talked to my supervisor many times about my introverted working style. Nothing has changed since I was hired 3 months ago, and I’m constantly surrounded by friendly people talking in my office, but I can’t get work done. Today was the first day that I didn’t finish an assignment on time and my boss was upset with me. My anxiety was beyond obvious and I fought a panic attack with the entire office watching. I changed jobs to make more money, but I never imagined being in an environment that caused me to be a worse employee. I’m mortified and don’t know what to do. I already stay late to work when no one is around because most of my assigned tasks pile on daily around 10:00. (I wish I could work at home, but I work for a university that doesn’t allow that.) I feel so drained and at a loss. Can anyone offer advice?
Hey, it’s been 1 year… how did things go?
Stop making excuses for business to provide terrible office environments. Headphones are not solution to how horrible offices have become. Sit in your car? Madness.
THIS
Thumbs up!
As an introvert, I'm really opposed to the open space office. Then again, I work with chatty folks so it's pretty hard to be productive. Even headphones doesn't ward them off. Also, It's also pretty distracting for some people because they like to see what everyone else is doing because they can't help it. I'm more of a distraction free person. I get less done in open environments and I get more done at home (reading and writing).
I understand you 100%
Agreed!!! I too am more productive when I can focus on my work in a quiet environment. Most people don’t understand this is extremely vital for an introvert.
An introvert myself working in an open office... people are very chatty... GOD HAVE MERCY.
The tips start at 5:05 mins
I'm an Introvert and had a lovely co-worker who sits beside me but she keeps on talking non-stop. She's an extrovert and always invites me to go out during the weekend. I just can't. 😂 I need my alone time after spending 5x a week with her.
I know right ✅️ it's like you're a babysitter to grown up and you signed up to just work and go home , companies love ❤️ extroverts, all they do run their mouth like a motor all day long making it hard for you get your work done
I could never work in an open office. So sorry so many others have to deal with a whole work day of constant noise distractions and endless collaboration. That sounds so frustrating and inefficient.
This is why I work remotely!!!! LOL
How to Survive an Open Office as an Introvert?
Easy answer: You don´t - especially if critical amount of morons in the office has been exceeded. Speaking from my own experience, after three years in an open plan office with some extra-nasty and obnoxious morons I just had to leave otherwise I would have gone crazy from the constant delivery of gossiping, idiocy and oversharing. Every. Damn. Minute. Of. The. Whole. Day. I was completely drained both emotionally and physically. No hacks are going to solve this, run while you are still sane.
Excuse me but I need concentration even when authoring an email properly. I get many irritating interruptions when I am trying to task master. Never mind trying to focus on my other work. Open offices including cubicle are a nightmare because you can hear everyone and they can hear you on phone calls or people dropping by. And... go get your own Cinnabon! 😂 So tired of extroverts thinking introverts are the exception.
just dropped by to say i love that you put that conversation into 16 minutes : ) i've seen other content-creators chatting for an hour about god and the world without getting to the point lol
you both seemed very well prepared and excited. the added pop-up texts and the summary at the end are really helpful. thx a lot; i like that style!
I work in an open office. Thankfully introverts are in one area, farther from the door and people traffic. Strategically place plants or computer monitor on your desk helps to block visual distractions. The extroverts have to pass my desk to get to the introverts, so if they ask me, "where does so-and-so sit?", I try to be their "gatekeeper" and advise them to email or IM them instead of dropping in on them with a question if the person isn't expecting them. (Introverts hate being put on the spot with a question.) I must be an ambivert because I thrive on interruptions, love to help others, but can still tune out the world in the midst of chaos and get work done. Our company requires a personality test (DISC), so we intentionally build successful teams based on personality styles, without creating silos.
Good company!
sorry to rain 🌧 on your parade but Introverts have bills and need to eat like extroverted people, so this personality test sounds like discrimination to me and your company need to be sued
I love and appreciate your content. Thanks for your great tips. You have made my life happier and easier. 💗🙏 Thanks again for being so awesome and inspiring masses.
Uncomfortable non-ergonomic workstation in a noisy distracting environment in which the nature of work is fast paced and high volume. Pure hell for introvert.
Much needed, thanks Vanessa!
Don't eat at your desk!!! I always do this... something I will be working on moving forward... Thank you!
Very interesting topic, though I can't help but be annoyed by Vannesa's body language. There is so much nodding and eyebrow raising going on, I feel like she's trying to hard to display engaging body language which - to me - comes off as ingenuine.
If you find it difficult to work in noisy environments where others don't seem to have the same problem you could have ADHD, an auditory processing disorder, Asperger's or other underlying causes. In which case you are likely entitled to accommodations. Also numerous studies show open offices reduce productivity, increase spread of disease and even reduce collaboration. So if you are in a position to do so, advocate against open offices?
Hello,
PLease tell me what is the opening music and if there is a full version, how i can buy it. THank you.
We are all trained in school to work in quiet. When it's time to "work" in a class or take a test, there is no talking allowed. How can we then just switch to working in a bunch of talking and noise.
So to sum up the solutions to survive (avoid all the distraction) in these stupid open plan offices, we need to:
1) Come 3 hrs before and leave 3 hrs after the 9 to 5 core hours. That's 15 hrs workday. Better yet, come on the weekends too!
2) Wear ear plugs or headphones all day to block all the talks and noise distraction.
3) Wear blinders (like a fucking race horse) all day to avoid visual distraction from people moving around, so that we can only look straight to the monitor and focus.
WTF is going on?! This stupid open plan office trend is moving to the accounting and finance industries too, where these people do not need to brainstorm for new ideas. They just need quiet and not distracting environment to perform their best!
We're sure in a crazy world!
They are willing to do everything but give you a space to work effectively or let you do it from someplace you find more productive (like home)
Vanessa! Great video. That's what I wanted to know too.
Literally i don't have words to describe it.
However I too am like her.but I believe i extremely belive mind set is the number 1 factor.
I changed🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
I have seen your videos and i love yr Book also💟💟💟
Love your videos.
Good answer👍
Can you make a video about how to end a friendship if you absolutely need to (like for instance the person is becoming toxic, the person keeps doing something to hurt you even when you told them to stop). Is there a way to end a friendship without giving away too much power?
We have open office space they call it collaboration friendly. It's taking a lot to get used to for everyone. We wear lotta headphones in our office. Eating at the desk isn't a problem where I work because I work for food company. It's food everywhere.
My take away is the part about asking the person I need to talk to to stop by my desk when they're up. Hopefully they don't wait too long and hold me up.
Another amazing video! By the way, wanted to say that the website Science of People is so unapproachable. Like, it takes ages to find out where are the articles. Very uncomfortable.
Amazing ! Vanessa Van Edwards is Fabulous
Hi Vanessa, can you please do a vid on RSD Tyler. This mans social skills are second to none!!
Very inspiring
Hey Vanessa, another stunning video, but didn't you notice that there is an error on the title , is written "surive" instead of "survive ". See you
Can u make vedio, how to show our boss how to win there confidence towards methat im not like past I can also work effectively...
can anyone summarize the key takeaways?
Im bother by that statment from many people i walked away because my boss told me i was depressed and i had to face the fact i was depressed
3:19 Best expression ever
All the ideas are based on common sense, but not always easy to implement. What would be helpful is advice on how to implement these ideas if your boss or office politics don’t permit them. For instance, I asked 4yrs ago to drop a day in the office and get to my desk at 7.30am - in fact I’m in at 7.20 most days, having left home at 6.35 am. I still get comments about my day-off & the boss has never forgiven me for requesting it when he allowed it. I actually work more hours in that office than all my colleagues, who sneakily leave early, come in late..... My point being, even if you do the right thing sometimes appearing to work against the grain gets you into hot-water.
Absolutely! Perception is reality - be very careful about how your work and attendance is being viewed. There are definitely some environments that are tricky. It is important to play the part.
ask for a job accommodation to work from home , I'm no about to change my personality for nobody office open concept sucks,,
4am lets go to work
I will stop eating at my desk
👍already head of that
Thats cool . I thought band was boring.
I like to be quiet
Do u mean Detention
Working. At home is boring i eat on the go
1) find a new job.
I dont want to be rude headphones compromise with people that dont like my music
Im a optionremover
Ideally, Work out of your house, introvert
Stock market trading is my next venture. Work from home
Do criple my work effort.
Furit snacks
Annoyin host
Insanity
The biggest problem with introverts ive seen is their inability to talk with their cowrkers. Many issues could hv been mitigated, instead of them coming off as complainers. Grow a pair
we all have strengths and weaknesses. Introverts tend to tell themselves that their own opinion is just their perception and that other people don't need to be bothered with it. You are right, sometimes you need to speak up, so that's something they can work on when you address it.
On the other hand they have a lot of strengths they can embrace.
I have no problem whatsoever with speaking with co-workers. The problem is whether or not you are worth my time to speak with.