> And the reason I hate calling is that I imagine I'm one of a string of no-chance hopefuls just being a nuisance. And the staff are on the other end thinking "Doesn't this guy know who we are?! You're two months late, bozo."
Speaking from personal experience, once you get past barriers in yourself like that, life opens up to you. Using the internet as a crutch to avoid social interaction with a possibility of embarrassment is unhealthy.
You're right and luckily I'm only like that with phones. Generally sociable, well-rounded and out-and-about otherwise. Just the phones...
Of course, if I worked the phones at a restaurant like that, you can bet I'd be driven nuts by all the calls and wish people would give it up or the boss would devise another system!
Speaking from personal experience, once you get past barriers in yourself like that, life opens up to you. Using the internet as a crutch to avoid social interaction with a possibility of embarrassment is unhealthy.