this is about being new at work and wanting to make friends with coworkers. i started a new job about a month ago and i absolutely love it!! so much that i’m trying to sort out staying in this city after graduation so i can stay at this job for a bit! i love everyone that i work with and want to get close with them but i am realizing i am not an immediately extroverted person who’s personality shines right away, which is totally fine except i’ve been beating myself up about being quiet and shy in the beginning. i remember at my old job my coworkers were like it took you MONTHS to finally open up and we thought you hated us but now we love you!! and that‘s not necessarily an issue, i just realized i was being so mean to myself for not just being my complete self right away?? idk maybe this isn’t even an issue or important i just need to be more gentle with myself… but i LOVE meeting new people and making new friendships and things are going so good at work now, i just am slowly getting out there lol. i guess i’m just looking for people to relate or give advice for meeting new people bc i wish i could just show my full self up front and skip to being close but that is just not the case! and that’s okay! idk this was just a ramble lol