Where should I work if I have social anxiety

Night stock, when the store is closed.

@livingdeadman: do you have a knack for writing?

A warehouse. As a forklift operator with easy to handle product.

A job that give you free time to explore yourself and sort out your anxiety issues.

Take walks and meditate

Ok this is out of left field;

Conservation work, for example I'm off to deserted remote research island for 15 months same 6-7 people for the duration, minimal contact with the outside world. ?

Though my reasons for going are a bit different to OP just acceptable side effect.

Work with animals.

Incidentally, I see lots of posts claiming you can make a bajillion dollars a month working from home- you should try clicking one of those links.

places that will give you a good opinion of people, but also help you get out of your comfort zone.

do not work at any sort of chain store, you have to deal with way too many people, and way too many new-and-first-time-only customers. Work at mom-and-pop places and so forth.

I have social anxiety (moderate, not terrible) and was super awkward and shy (still am) but I poured beers at a brewery for a while and it gave me a lot of good people skills; I would not say I am a social butterfly, but I can fake it well enough now.

The alcohol helped, so work at a place you can drink at.

OP should be aware that most jobs have some form of interaction with other people, that's just a part of life. But yeah, there are some jobs where the amount of interaction will vary as well as the type of interaction.

It's better to work on getting used to working with and being around others. There will be stressors no matter what. Stocking/unloading/backroom/non-management positions in retail are generally better for people who aren't super amazing with customer service.

I feel your pain. I can interact with people when needed but prolonged social interaction (especially formal) quickly drains me. Don't even get me started with interacting with bosses and supervisors.

Janitor doesn't seem to be a bad job, despite the stigma
Any of the trades could be an option (electrician, plumber). You still have to interact with people, but you're essentially paid by using your hands.

I hope to make a living by writing (copywriting, written content, novel) mainly because I want to spend a lot of time working by myself.

I think this is pretty good advice. Instead of avoiding interaction you should be exposing yourself to it a little bit at a time. Living with social interaction, however small it may be, is much better and easier than living without.

Big time serious answer here:

Trucking

You not only don't interact with a lot of people on a daily basis (you talk to a dispatcher through a satellite messenger system, and maybe have to talk to a shipper/receiver every couple days) but you don't have supervisors or managers breathing down your neck telling you how to do your job.

You are on your own, by yourself in the truck for anywhere from 1-3 weeks at a time, and the one word that describes trucking best is "independence".

Do part time delivery work.

You are on your own most of the time and usually people are happy and grateful to see you with their things so it helps to ease you in with meeting new people every day.

Get a job as a cashier. Force yourself to learn how to talk to people. You will get the hang of it. Grow out of your shell.

Nailed it. I honestly can't think of anything better.

If you can handle physical work then look into something like a package handler if you have little to no experience. That was my first job and I stuck with it for over a year. No interacting with customers but some communication required with co-workers, which wasn't all that bad even for me and my horrible social anxiety.

Work at home.

No one said 'morgue'? I'm disappointed in you people. OT, you let me down.

I have anxiety and I've now been working from home for the last two years and it's been great! I get to control my interactions with people and talking with my team is all done via Slack or calls. I do video game marketing and PR, so I'd recommend looking for a remote job - writing, data entry, social media management are all types of jobs that can be done from home.

careful with the booze..sometimes you don't do things for a reason and though alcohol can motivate you the result can be less than spectacular

i agree you should try to incorporate some social interaction, but you need to figure out of its just particular issues that need to be worked out or if that is actually just the type of person you are..

extroverts will undoubtedly just insist that you are in a shell or just need to be forced to do something etc..they can't really think out of their mindset or seriously consider that not everyone is like them

you can be a "cashier" at other type of jobs where you do a bit more than just go through hundreds of people a day. Maybe be a cashier at a smaller store, where you need to actually talk to people in the store about the product. Idunno.

As for the machine, it does everything for you. Every now and then you'll get someone that gives you 2.11 for something that cost 1.86 because he thinks it's easier for you to just give him .25 back (in the US, that's a single quarter) and you're like "wait, what?" and then he will sometimes give you shit because A.) you're young B.) he is old and C.) because he is old, and you are young, he probably thinks you can't do math when really you're just trying to understand the logic of why he gave you more than 2.00.

*shrug*

don't think it is wise to have tc being surrounded by dead bodies. could drive is anxiety through the roof

Bumping to reclaim the first page of OT from the bump spammers.

-Byshop

Customer Service at Wal-Mart.

maybe become a truck driver. You're mostly on the road and you don't have to deal with people. Pay is supposed to good too from what I heard. At comparing that to a ups truck driver