I’ve been in sales/management/marketing etc. Very people centric positions, and I’ve excelled at them. I am repeatedly told I’m outgoing, likeable, easy to get along with, but I can’t stand people. Like several have posted, I have a social battery, and as soon as that runs out, it’s game over.

I luckily have found my last few positions that give me plenty of downtime between clients/people, but I am still drained at the end of the day. It’s very surprising to anyone I work with when I tell them I’m very introverted and prefer being at home vs. going out most of the time.