Any advice or recommendations are greatly appreciated. Every year it seems the only negative mark I get on my performance review is that I am quiet. All other areas of my performance are average or better than average.
I have an anxiety disorder and to me it feels that my employer is inflating a non issue. I do keep to myself and do not partake in a lot of small talk, however, I am not asocial and communicate well with my team/coworkers. My personality being more introverted isn’t even brought up in an empathetic way, but rather harshly in the performance review.
Many a times jokes have been made at my expense because my personality is not as extroverted as everyone else in our department. It is beginning to become annoying for lack of better words.
What do you all recommend that I do or say when my quietness is brought up again as a performance issue?