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Team Introvert

I recently shared this image with friends on Facebook. The image comes via Beth Beulow's Team Introvert Pinterest board.

One friend commented, "Wouldn't 'Team Introvert' be an oxymoron?"

Never Assume (Trust but Verify)

The job description read, in part:

• 5+ years experience working with Windows, Mac and Linux systems, including systems administration for all three

I do know how to use Windows but I am much happier, and far more productive, when most of my general work can be done on Mac OS X. I can do "system administration" on Windows (or Linux) machines but prefer to make notes, handle email & calendar, and use web applications on a Mac desktop system.

I also knew that at least one project was heavily into Macs. The third interviewer and I spent much of our time discussing the application his team works with, that I would therefore be working with.

So, I thought I was making a simple administrative request when I asked the recruiter to pass on the information that I wanted to sure that the desktop system I was provided with would be a Macintosh.