For introverts, being around people for long periods of time is draining. Here are some tips for making the best of a work situation in which you're surrounded by extroverts.

Despite my propensity to spew the written word at people at what seems like a constant pace, I consider myself an introvert.

This is because I am introspective and energized by being alone. It's not that I'm shy or unsocial; it's just that being around people for long periods of time kind of drains me.

Many people in IT tend to be introverts. They chose that profession because it gives them the ability to explore their thoughts. But those same people realize that it takes a little more effort, or at least a different kind of effort, to succeed in a place where extroverts seem to shine the most.

Sherrie Haynie, a consultant for CPP, Inc., the folks who publish the Myers-Briggs personality assessment tests, offers these tips, or "strategies," for an introvert who is performing an extraverted role: