This Working Life: How to be quietly successful in the workplace

Introverts may not try to attract attention to themselves, but often they are the colleagues who can encourage creativity, team building and a better-functioning organisation

Are you dreading the return to in-person work at the office? If so, you are not alone. Picture: Getty

Are you an introvert who has felt the need to hide your real personality in the workplace? And are you dreading the return to in-person work at the office? If so, you are not alone.

The stereotype in many industries, especially those that are heavily sales and marketing-based, is that extroverts lead the pack at work with their big, bold and confident personalities.

For that reason, many introverts find themselves either actively avoiding promotions or ...