follow-up - social anxiety and the benefits of bookselling

So this is kinda like a follow-up to my last post on the issues of the loserniness of working in retail, and on social anxiety.

First of all, social anxiety just takes time for me to get past.  At my last job as a special education assistant, it was several years before I started to hang out with my colleagues in social settings.  So I'll work on that with my current coworkers and with finding some other social circles.

Second, my job.  Working as a bookseller has been beneficial for a number of reasons.  Here are the ones that come to mind right now off the top of my head:

-I know a crap-ton more about books
-I've acquired a crap-ton of awesome stuff.
-I have a much thicker skin and don't let it get to me when someone is a total asshole.
-I'm much more likely (both at work and away) to smile at people I happen to pass and share a causal greeting like "Hi" and "Have a good day."
-People assume I'm really intelligent.  I'm sure fooling those suckers!

Okay, that's all for tonight.  Later.