I live in a rural area and the only people I generally see in a day are my wife and kids. Occasionally a neighbor. Im an introvert in an extroverted job, and so I try to be the extrovert. When the pandemic hit our office did not switch to remote right away but when it did my whole social world collapsed. I spend at least two weeks of every month on the road, and not all the same time. Going back to HQ and seeing people and having lunch with colleagues, that’s my social life in a nutshell. Not being able to do that was soul crushing, and put strain on my wife because now she has to put up with this big beluga all day!
