are most IT people antisocial?

[Xyclone]

Originally posted by: Sc4freak

Originally posted by: zerocool1
anti-social != (introverted || Shy)

Exactly. Antisocial behaviour is behaviour against the rules of society. A teenager vandalising a car or a bankrobber are both antisocials.

Being shy, introverted, preferring to be alone, or non-social does not mean antisocial.

He means it in the popular meaning, most people think antisocial means introverted/shy.

 

[phantom309]

I'm a one-man IT department at the company I work for, and I don't know a single person in real life who's even remotely interested in computers. So I don't have very much in common with my coworkers and we really don't interact unless there's a problem. I'm not exactly Wink Martindale anyway, but I'm not particularly anti-social either. I just don't have many people to be social with.

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: phantom309
I'm a one-man IT department at the company I work for, and I don't know a single person in real life who's even remotely interested in computers. So I don't have very much in common with my coworkers and we really don't interact unless there's a problem. I'm not exactly Wink Martindale anyway, but I'm not particularly anti-social either. I just don't have many people to be social with.

Wink Martindale? That came out of left field...

 

[purbeast0]

is ice cold?

 

[phantom309]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: phantom309
I'm a one-man IT department at the company I work for, and I don't know a single person in real life who's even remotely interested in computers. So I don't have very much in common with my coworkers and we really don't interact unless there's a problem. I'm not exactly Wink Martindale anyway, but I'm not particularly anti-social either. I just don't have many people to be social with.

Wink Martindale? That came out of left field...

Game show hosts are famously extroverted.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
is ice cold?

cold is relative

 

[Unheard]

most yes, me no.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: vital
is this true?

"are most IT people antisocial?"

yes, now go away

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: zerocool1
anti-social != (introverted || Shy)

:thumbsup:

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
I dunno, but I know a lot of Physicists are.

Einstien wasn't.

 

[j00fek]

im trying to be more social, its working just give up the games during the week...

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: phantom309
I'm a one-man IT department at the company I work for, and I don't know a single person in real life who's even remotely interested in computers. So I don't have very much in common with my coworkers and we really don't interact unless there's a problem. I'm not exactly Wink Martindale anyway, but I'm not particularly anti-social either. I just don't have many people to be social with.

I feel your pain, but I still go out w/ co-workers to happy hour, and hang out w/ friends and family on the weekends drinking beer and talking. It does suck when the only people you can REALLY talk to about your job are via IM.

 

[ultimatebob]

If you're not anti-social before you start working for IT, you'll probably become anti-social rather quickly. Nothing like having to fix your co-workers computer problems all day to realize how stupid they are

 

[Homerboy]

I feel your pain, but I still go out w/ co-workers to happy hour, and hang out w/ friends and family on the weekends drinking beer and talking. It does suck when the only people you can REALLY talk to about your job are via IM.

I generally like chilling at home with my family or a few close friends, versus going out after work with people. I NEVER liked going out after work with work people even before my stumbling into the IT world... I see these idiots more than my house, car, wife, kids, etc... why the hell would I want to spend MORE time with them outside of the office?

I'm a very personable person, I like to think I'm fun and entertaining to be around, but I'm not going to go out just for the sake of "going out"

 

[ramirez]

Originally posted by: zerocool1
anti-social != (introverted || Shy)

lolz

 

[Pacemaker]

Originally posted by: wazzledoozle

Originally posted by: sao123
Im IT, and im anti social...
not because i spend all my time on the computer... merely because every time i see someone walking down the street, or in the mall...

"HEY CAN YOU FIX MY COMPUTER???"

Fvck No.

Excuses.

I would say the majority are anti-social.

I am not anti-social, but it does get on my nerves that I am supposed to give everyone I know free computer help. I don't stop a mechanic on the street and ask him to fix my car for me. I don't ask a friend who is a doctor to give me free checkups. It is very rude to do. I don't mind when close friends and reletives ask for help, but when it's everyone you may have talked to for 5 minutes at a club asking you for computer help it gets old.

If the person you are asking for computer help is not a good friend of yours DON'T expect it to be free. I have started telling people I barely know who ask me for help that it will be 25 dollars an hour. That normally stops them from asking in the future.