Isolated Jobs are Exquisite

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I used to be a cleaner and spend my breaks in the cool damp and quiet cellar or at the back of the building where the shade was! I liked being on my own routine and away from too many stresses and demands, cleaning is one of the only jobs I'll ever be able to cope with, I was really desperate at one point and even went to a mcdonalds interview intending to attempt to stand behind that counter but even mcdonalds said it wasn't a suitable role for me haha.

That's like my current job- my favorite times are when the whole office is gone (on some kind of stupid business trip/meeting) and I"M ALL ALONE- I get SO much work done- play loud music I like and stim as much as I'd like- I get so much work done. But when my co-workers are there my productivity plummets- can't focus, they all want to chatter and talk, want to go out to eat- UGH! They drive me insane. The only good thing is that unlike my last job- I never answer the phones.
If occassionally I do it's always:
1.) Hello, XYZ company, This is UA; how can I help you?
2.) Oh, I'm sorry so-and-so is not in can I take a message?
3.) Okay, I will tell them: have a great day. Good bye.
I say that no matter what they want, never varies, and only happens maybe once every 3 days? As it is not my major job duty.
And if they get angry or deviate from that script at all I say:
"I'm sorry, I do not have jurisdiction with that department/account/location, and I am not privy to any information regarding that inquiry, but I can direct you to someone that is. Please hold."
I used to write out in advance what I would say- that helped, but eventually I just memorized the above two scripts and that's all I ever need.

I hate it when I have to go to meetings and have skype calls or meet others- it kills me, and I just kind of sit there. I hate the mandatory business conversing/socializing with people (it's the penultimate of socializing with people and having an agenda: I can't stand it)- it's so aggravating.

"my favorite times are when the whole office is gone (on some kind of stupid business trip/meeting) and I"M ALL ALONE- I get SO much work done- play loud music I like and stim as much as I'd like- I get so much work done. But when my co-workers are there my productivity plummets- can't focus, they all want to chatter and talk, want to go out to eat- UGH!"

HEE HEE! After I was in Service for a while I suggested to management that our customers on the East Coast would like help with their technical problems without waiting for us to open at 8:00 (we were on the West Coast) so for the last 5-10 years I was able to start at 6:AM and for two hours there was no one but me....pure heaven. And I was out of there at 3:00 P.M. when things started to "warm up."

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I did a similar thing: I mentioned to my boss how it was practical to come in late and leave late so that I could communicate in real time with the American division. When all the early birds were picking up their kids from kindergarten, I had the office to myself

Yes, seclusion is bad for most people, can actually trigger mental illness if done too much. That is why they use isolation cells in prisons as punishment.