jobs for people with SA??

[lilasbaby]

hey, does anyone know what kind of jobs suit people with SA? i'm currently studying accountancy just because it's supposed to be easy to find a job.

however..it seems like being an accountant also requires alot of interaction with people... i'm still early in my degree so i can change program if i have a better choice.

a friend of mine, who is very smart, changed program at her last semester towards her degree just because she can't stand the working experience and too much interaction people. she said that she hated it.and i don't think that she has SA, she's just not very social.

so i don't know if i should continue pursuing a degree in accountancy anymore. it's not like it's my passion in life...my mom suggested it to me because you can easily find a job...

[mjhea0]

This is a terrible article, but I thought I'd point it out since Accountant is on there- http://education.yahoo.net/articles/jobs_for_haters.htm

Anyway, I think you can do any job you put your mind to. You're using social anxiety to limit yourself. Try to re-frame your line of questioning- What kind of job do I think I'd be good at? Find out those jobs, and then narrow them down from there based on whether they require constant interacting. I think as an introvert--and I'm assuming you are an introvert--there is an entirely different set of jobs that would be suitable for you than if you were an extrovert. Maybe more thinking type jobs would work, like programming or accounting or art, rather than sales or marketing, etc.

[lilasbaby]

how come my friend says that you need to have people skills to be an accountant?? well..she said that she made lots of phone calls to clients and she hated it..

[LonelyGuyFromQueensNY]

Customer Service
Stripper
Greeter at Wal-Mart
The Guy in the bathroom at fancy places and strip clubs that dries your hands for ya

[pacoismybear]

I think that all jobs require at least a little social interaction. I was doing a lot of customer service, but I wasn't happy. I was having a hard enough time socializing with these people, but they were just plain rude most of the time. Since I want to be a nurse, I decided to work as a nurse assistant until I get done with school. I absolutely love my job now. Yes, there's lots of socializing, but it is so much fun! Kind of like visiting with grandparents...time 50!

[Downwiththesickness]

Lab assistant

[rambo]

I do not think you should allow SA to control your career. I think you should overcome SA or a least be in the transition. As a result, you'll end up picking a career that support your real personality. For example, I am in the transition of overcoming SA. As a result, I found my true goal. I want to be a BUSINESSMAN. but this big head anxiety monster kinda of holding me about. At the moment, all I can do is read books that will enhance my speaking and conversation abilities. In addition, some self help books for SA.

Please dont allow SA to control your career.

[49erJT]

I worry about this topic a lot.

[floatingballoon]

Originally Posted by lilasbaby

hey, does anyone know what kind of jobs suit people with SA? i'm currently studying accountancy just because it's supposed to be easy to find a job.

however..it seems like being an accountant also requires alot of interaction with people... i'm still early in my degree so i can change program if i have a better choice.

a friend of mine, who is very smart, changed program at her last semester towards her degree just because she can't stand the working experience and too much interaction people. she said that she hated it.and i don't think that she has SA, she's just not very social.

so i don't know if i should continue pursuing a degree in accountancy anymore. it's not like it's my passion in life...my mom suggested it to me because you can easily find a job...

You sound a lot like me. I was basically undecided when I entered college. I started working for an accounting firm which was my first job (and only job til now) and worked there doing small things as a college student. I logically thought to take accounting because I was already working at an accounting firm and it seemed ''really practical". I graduated with a BS in it. Disliked it but I still went with it.

Honestly, if you see yourself as an accountant ...really go for it. Really. And just because there are times where you feel like SA will definitely get in the way of you doing well in school, study hard and understand it own your own (coz lord knows we can't focus well when there's a bunch of people around us). Try not to take the easy way out. I relied on other things because of my SA and as a result, it hindered me from learning it properly. I graduated but didn't learn accounting properly. Don't make the same mistake I did because you'll have a lot of regrets. Being unmotivated definitely didn't help me like accounting, but I never liked accounting nor saw myself being an accountant to begin with ...it was just "practical" to take it. If accounting is something you want to do in the future, go for it. If not, don't waste time and esp. tuition. Ah!

Yes, you do have to interact with people ...perhaps colleagues more than clients on a daily basis, but it's not that bad. There are busy seasons (tax season: jan-apr) and time goes QUICK ...you dont have time to worry about interacting coz you have a lot of work to do (overtime ...including Saturdays). You also have to travel if the job requires of it. There are slow months ..which is around Spring-Summer months but again, it's not all that bad. If you're not the boss of the firm, all you have to deal with mostly are phone calls (it becomes routine that it's not a big deal anymore) from clients. If you know what you're doing (study study study), you can definitely handle the clients' concerns. If you don't want to deal with too much interaction, I suggest you try looking for a small firm . The firm I was in ...we only had 6-7 people working there, two of those worked part-time, and the boss would leave to see a client a lot of times. It wasn't bad at all ..but at the end of the day, I still didn't see myself as an accountant. Think things through and listen to what your heart is telling you.

[i wanna be invisible]

I wouldn't have problem to work in a shop, or selling fast food, or some other job that requiers interaction with people... Jobs that would be problem to me are being a lawyer, doctor or something else that requires long talks

[mysterioussoul]

all jobs require social interaction. unless you have your own business and you work from home.

i think for me my best career choice would be to become a librarian. it's an easy job and i get to be around books even though i'm not that much of a bookworm. i know that it'll require customer service but after awhile i'll get used to it. i've applied to do the course but i don't know my status yet and i hope i have to motivation to complete it.

maybe you could be a librarian as well. what else are you interested in?

[Zuzu]

work in a dairy section or frozen section of a store, its lonely dark and cold....i loved it. and i could listen to my iPOD

[Hypnotoad]

Like it was said earlier, don't let your SA control your career choices. I'm a software developer and love it. But right now I'm working from home and the only contact I have with people is through the phone or email. I was actually so much happier when I was working in the office interacting with coworkers.

[Belshazzar]

Originally Posted by lilasbaby

hey, does anyone know what kind of jobs suit people with SA? i'm currently studying accountancy just because it's supposed to be easy to find a job.

however..it seems like being an accountant also requires alot of interaction with people... i'm still early in my degree so i can change program if i have a better choice.

a friend of mine, who is very smart, changed program at her last semester towards her degree just because she can't stand the working experience and too much interaction people. she said that she hated it.and i don't think that she has SA, she's just not very social.

so i don't know if i should continue pursuing a degree in accountancy anymore. it's not like it's my passion in life...my mom suggested it to me because you can easily find a job...

I doubt it. Haven't you ever heard the joke: "How do you tell an introverted accountant from an extroverted accountant? The extroverted accountant looks at the other guy's feet!"

Sounds like a good SA job to me.

[ak2218]

Why dont u try getting a job at a library maybe? Or even house keeping?