Yeah I'm the same. I understand there is a pressure equalization type of affect, like taking off in a plane, but you get used to that after a week or two. Maybe if people have bad sinus issues then that can cause headaches, in which case they already have serious issues and the headphones 'pressure' effect triggers pain. But that's reaching IMO.
I've been using them between 4 and 6 hours a day at work for 3 years now.
The only other thing I can think of is loudness causing a problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war
Loud (in terms of dynamic range) can easily cause headaches after prolonged listening even without headphones. If these people are listening to loud music at high volume with these headphones that could cause headaches easily.
In fact, compared to my other headphones I found myself lowering the volume on my QC35's quite a lot. My comfortable listening volume is now ridiculously low, you don't need it loud with the noise cancellation. So for example, on 'normal' headphones, I might listen to the music at 60/100 to 100/100, depending on the situation, with the QC35's I rarely go above 10/100, usually lower in fact. So I think these people either have sinus issues or are listening to dynamically loud music at medium to high volume, or both. The fact the author states he was getting a headache and the noise cancelling wasn't even on suggests listening to loud music at high volume, in which case you'll get a headache no matter what headphones you listen on.
You can work at your introversion. Introversion is about energy loss, you can develop a tolerance for interaction. It's like a muscle, the more you practice the more stamina you have. Horrific and all as it might sound, look for a local toastmasters club, go a couple of times, give some speeches. After a few months you'll be amazed at what you've achieved, and how much more easy it'll be to be a more social person. It just takes practice and effort.
Edit: I made that sound very straight forward, it isn't. But toastmasters clubs exist for you to practice interaction. It's very empowering. Go a few times, listen to others, start small, give a 1 minute speech, when you're comfortable, develop some more, talk a bit more. Force yourself to make progress, build that social muscle, gain stamina.
Congratulations! You're winning at life!
I'm working on it. But I think you've got the right idea.
Being an introvert, all this introverts need to be alone empowerment bullshit pisses me off, as much as any other extreme. It's not about avoiding people, it's about knowing how much interaction you can handle before needing to recharge.
If you're treated like an animal in a cage, odds are you won't have the skills to survive in society when you're eventually released, and end up falling back into old habits.
Watch this and see what you think:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80217333
Some of it goes against your instincts, but the results speak for themselves.
How could anyone not expend extra energy when faced with that sort of interview "technique". I thought he handled it very well. How did he not look prepared? Some of here questions were so off the point of what they were discussing it'd be hard not to react aggressively. I think that's what you're seeing, him holding back. I mean, we should organise our society like "the lobsters"?? WTF?
Some smaller record labels I follow sell their artists albums for around €10 to €15 with immediate download of high quality, DRM free mp3's, then a physical CD with stickers, etc, follow in the post.
I like that model.
Regarding the work history thing, I think the point is missing good programmers who have a patchy work history. I, for example am 42, but I've only been a programmer for 3 years. Someone looking purely at my work history probably wouldn't have bothered to interview me for the first couple of years.
Fortunately for me that wasn't the case.
Collage gives you a broad overview of your chosen field. There are so many concepts I would not be aware of if I never went to college. Looking back now, learning programming myself without a degree would have been much harder. I have a much better idea of where to look for a solution to some problem than I would if I had not attended college.
Came across this while looking for an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAe3lkYNKt8