Good afternoon from London

London, England
February 13, 2018 9:16am CST
This morning I got up and went to the gym. I then went to pray at St Anthony's church. I am now back home with the kids and my daughter has a singing lesson in the next hour. Next week I am starting a full time job and I am bit nervous about getting tasks done efficiently in my new job. I am also mainly worried about interacting with new people. I find it quite difficult to be friendly with anyone except my husband, family and close friends. How do you find working in groups?
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Feb 18
I am not a people person and don't like working in groups.
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• London, England
13 Feb 18
Yes me neither, but most work places requires this!
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
13 Feb 18
All the best in your new job. What ill you be doing? I have no problem working with groups.
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• London, England
13 Feb 18
I am working as a web co-ordinator gathering information for the web.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
13 Feb 18
@Angela150 Sounds fascinating! I wish you good success!
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
13 Feb 18
I had no difficulties in making friends in a new country. I am pretty shy, but friendly.
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• London, England
14 Feb 18
Yes I find it difficult to be friendly.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
14 Feb 18
@Angela150 It's not always easy in a country that is not your country.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
13 Feb 18
no problems.I know a lot are very shy and do not know how to approach these things.
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• London, England
14 Feb 18
Yes it is very difficult. Most people have lost their social skills these days.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
14 Feb 18
@Angela150 yes they have lost their skill
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 Feb 18
For me being an extrovert, new situations are easy for me @Angela150 . In your case though, being an introvert, you can still be friendly with a , "Hi, how are you?" And then just see what their responses are. Not to mention 'watching' how the others interact with each other can give you an idea of 'whom' to get to know better. Focus more on the job at hand until you get comfortable with your surroundings.
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• London, England
14 Feb 18
I know but I don't want to watch people too much either, it may scare them! I will focus more on the job at hand like you said.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Feb 18
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@just4him (306196)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Feb 18
The first days on a new job are difficult, but you need to be open to what you will learn and the people you meet. You never know when you're going to meet your next best friend.
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• London, England
14 Feb 18
Yes that is true but I am a bit cautious about best friends. Its very difficult to find good friends these days.
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@just4him (306196)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Feb 18
@Angela150 It can be. You must be open to it. Remember - Every stranger is a potential friend.
@RasmaSandra (73407)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Feb 18
Well, I wish you the best of luck in your new job. When I lived in the state I found that I was lucky to have great coworkers who always made working fun. I have worked several times here in Latvia but people are different here and my work experiences were not the best. Now I just work at home.
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• London, England
14 Feb 18
Aww ok.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 18
Starting a new job is always a bit traumatic. I hope it goes well for you.
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• London, England
14 Feb 18
Thanks Judy.
@Kandae11 (53679)
13 Feb 18
You can be nice but there is no need to be overly friendly in a working environment. I hope everything goes well for you.
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• London, England
13 Feb 18
Yes that is true.I am never over friendly but sometimes I find that if I am too quiet people do not like this either.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
13 Feb 18
@Angela150 Depending on the type of job you are doing - too quiet might not work. When I was in high school and college I was always the last to speak up - that had to change fast when I became a reporter.
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@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
14 Feb 18
Relax, you will do it well, trust yourself.
• London, England
14 Feb 18
Thanks I will relax.
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