I'm an introvert and a ministerial servant, unfortunately. I don't talk to anyone at the meetings, and I hate shaking hands with people that are not familiar with the germ theory and cough into their hands. The elders know that and I still got appointed. It is not very loving of someone to say hi to you when he/she is sick. When I got the flu a couple of months ago I was still forced to go to the meetings, even though I protested. A lot of brothers were "stumbled" because I did not shake their hand. I've complained to my mom (she's not a born in) about the religion turning everyone into delicate rose petals, easily offended and stumbled.
I was floored, utterly shocked, when they told me I had been appointed elder, many moons ago. I most certainly was NOT "reaching out" for it.
But being the good little JW, I had been raised to "never say no to a new privilege". So against my better judgment I accepted it.
Not only was I raised not to to say no to ANY privilege, but I was repeatedly told by my parents and the elders that "asked" me if it was OK to make the appointment announcement, that it was SINNING against the Holy Spirit to refuse the privilege. No matter how hard I tried to back out, they would not let me. My elder stepdad would've found out, anyway, and I would've been examined under careful scrutiny because NO good dubbie would refuse something like that. I must add that I was appointed while being an apostate. My membership join date here is proof of it. But I'm still a nice person; I would feel bad if I knocked my parents house of cards by telling them that.