Can you get fired for being awkward

It is a common misconception that employers can fire people because they have any kind of disability. As a general rule, you can't be fired for having social anxiety disorder if your symptoms are not interfering with your job performance or ability to complete tasks.

1. Is socially awkward a weakness?
2. Why am I socially awkward at work?
3. How do you accommodate social anxiety?

Is socially awkward a weakness?

Being socially awkward is not a weakness, as you can see, it's a super power indeed! Although we may fall on our face and forget our own name, we have gifts that surpass the ordinary. So be kind when you meet an awkward person. Let's learn to appreciate everyone for their differences, after all, we aren't copies.

Why am I socially awkward at work?

Most social awkwardness is the result of overthinking. This overthinking is the result of fear. Improv forces you to be in the moment. Instead of thinking about yourself, you have to spend all your energy on listening, building on what others have said and making your troupe look good.

How do you accommodate social anxiety?

This could include moving an employee to a different location within an office where she feels more comfortable, modifying methods of communication from face-to-face to e-mail or phone when possible, providing a schedule modification that allows the employee to work when her symptoms tend to be less severe, and ...