When you think about it, however, working from home may have it perks for introverts who tend to recharge away from crowded social environments, but it can also have its pitfalls. In fact, a study by Greater Divide recently showed those who identified as introverted were more likely to experience mental health issues during quarantine, a time when work-from-home orders were at an all time high, than their extroverted peers. In the pivot businesses have had to make toward distributed work, introverts, who make up an estimated 40 to 50% of the global workforce, are also wrestling with the changes, just differently. For those, like me, who might not be aware of their challenges, here are three struggles your introverted colleagues may be facing and how to support them:
By Mitchell Demeter for Fast Company
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