I am pretty bad at the Discord thing too. Crazy since I was on Discord a long time before I was on Steemit. One on one conversations are just so much easier for me than trying to converse with a group.
One of the things that helped me start making more friends here is the @pifc. I started doing that a couple times every month. I met a lot of people that way.
I also found that I do better in the Discord rooms where I already know a few of the people.
Glad to hear the job is going better and you are riding some. Maybe you can get into a closer place to work before it gets too cold.