I took an office-personality quiz, and it turns out that as a remote worker, I'm a caged butterfly

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 11:31

two monarch butterflies on pine branch needles — Rather than mourn the fact that I can't spread my wings in an office, I'll channel my extroversion in other ways, like Slacking with my butterfly buddies.
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The New York Times' "what's your office personality?" quiz explores different people's work styles.
Turns out, I'm a "break-room butterfly" who thrives on teams and doing in-person work.
That's hard to pull off as a full-time remote employee, but I've learned to adapt.

I'm a child of the 1980s who spent her early adolescence filling out quizzes in teen magazines: What type of a friend are you? What kind of a flirt are you? Are you boy-obsessed? Don't judge — I was a prepubescent tweenager (before that word was invented), and my self-absorption knew no bounds.