Night shifts in hotels are perfect for those with social anxiety. There are rarely any issues at the desk between 11 PM and 6 AM. You print a few reports, give the bills to the night "houseman" and he deposits them under the guests doors for express check out. Mark a few guest cards, file the next day's guest cards under their name for arrival and clock out. There's about six hours of straight dead time and your purpose is just to be a physical presence on the property in the event...

Janitorial services like Merry Maids and that kind of thing might be a really great place to start looking, especially if you have your own transportation and vacuum/cleaning supplies to start.

Unless you are goal-oriented, jobs like data entry can be just as anxiety-riddled as customer service positions. There's a deadline, a quota, and an expectation of perfection that will melt minds of steel. Not to mention, the work itself is excruciatingly boring. Like, you'll want to stab your eye out with the nearest paperclip just to have an excuse not to work anymore. It's THAT boring. Oh and the carpel tunnel syndrome...lorchild don't even get me started. (I did data entry for years, both alphanumeric and ten-key. My wrists have never been so tired and overused as they were back then.) Some of this is hyperbole, it just felt that way at the time.

Being an administrative is also rather daunting for those with social anxiety. It often involves cold calling vendors when the situation calls for it and an admin is generally pulled in any and all directions at once with deadlines on projects that overlap, causing even more anxiety.

I say this not to scare you off, but so you have a full scope to look through while applying for positions. "Behind the scenes" positions are often the most demanding and I think that's something that is often overlooked. less

I work in a customer service call center. I moved and signed a lease so I could be closer to this job - I don't have a car, so I bike to work.

The job itself is a nightmare for me. I don't know why I thought I would like customer service - people yelling at you all day for stuff that isn't your fault, you're not able to talk back or hang up, and are basically a punching bag for others. That's what I feel like, at least. I've had a few panic attacks, and this one crushed me before work today, so I had to call in. I don't know how long I can last there, but don't have many other options since the place I work is far from many other places I could find employment.

Enough ranting, what about you all? For those of you who suffer from SA, what kinds of jobs do you have/have you had in the past that don't make your SA seem so overwhelming?

Honestly my favorite job was custodial maintenance at my university a few years ago. It was mostly just cleaning, and the pay was low, but I rarely had to deal with people and I felt good about the work I was doing. I definitely had a sense of pride for all my hard work, and it was nice to always be moving around. less