The Strayed Dog

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Some of you might have read some of my discussions about social affairs. I never liked the shady parts of mingling, social circles, etc.. that's why I thought of a way to at least organize how I look at it. There are many types of people in a community and I (along with a friend) categorize them based on how they maneuver themselves within the social circle. There are the Sharks, Clowns, White Pearls, Quiet Bombs and Strayed Dogs. Sounds a bit confusing but if you read them carefully, you'll see what every name means. I'm not here to discuss all of them, just one; The Strayed Dog. The Strayed Dog is someone who seeks approval from the community EVERYTIME. For example, there's this co-worker that always asked irrelevant questions during our training period. At first, I wondered why she does it. I mean, everything seemed to have been taught pretty clear to us but she had to ask something everytime the trainer finishes, and it's about something OBVIOUS. I watched closely and I saw ques of her getting excited everytime the trainer approves of her question so I thought, this is a sign of getting approval from the society. What ticked me off was that she did it everytime, especially when we were already in operations. She always asked a close-ended question which only required the other to nod. This is a perfect example of a Strayed Dog. Now, this Strayed Dog got pretty close to me. We were always together during breaks and whenever going home like earlier. I remember blabbering about something when, out of the blue, she just told me that she is being singled-out of the whole team. She said there are two co-workers who are bad-mouthing her to other team members. I've experienced this so I somehow know how she feels. And upon hearing that, it all quickly made sense to me. I've been seeing signs of disdain towards her but I just didn't know what it was for; now it was all clear. Now, why did this happen? Most probably because people can sniff out weakness from others. These two she mentioned smelled her weakness and decided to kill her socially. Why? Because they can. Now these two, I may categorize as Sharks but I don't really wanna focus on them right now. Have you met any Strayed Dogs, like what I've mentioned? How do you see the society you're in? Do you also categorize them like I do?