I got a job in R&D and it’s great. I also work for a great company so there’s that. I lead the Neurodivergent Support Group for my company! I really got lucky as I realize so many of us have issues with employment.
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2023
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I've held 3 jobs in my 42 years where I worked for someone else. I've been independent and on my own for 15 years and tho the money could be better. I wouldn't change it for the world. I have ADHD, so it works for me.
Switched about 10 jobs working for someone else. Now just doing UberEATS and Doordash deliveries. Money is not great but the balance of work/money/free time is good enough.
Having lots of free time is key. For me, that free time affords me all the time I need for all those self care activities that suffer when I'm working full time, like showering and sleeping and keeping my living space somewhat tidy. I don't know how people manage that when they're working full time!!
Yes! Maybe neurotypicals just have more control of their attention, less intrusive thoughts distracting them, kinda more "stable" internal weather.
Oh to have stable internal weather!
Be an engineer they said, its all about problem solving they said, they lied. No one mentioned the documentation and reports, just let me tinker/build/fix/test things. Turns out should be a technician 😂but i do love it really.
@EmrysOfTheValley @neamhsplach
Do computer programming (software development) so you only need to talk to computers.
Haha, just kidding. 90% of it is communicating with humans. Either directly (tickets, reviews, meetings, ...) or indirectly (comments in code, commit messages, ...). 😕
Generally: Programmer - Currently making video games but have also worked with a vast array of platforms and things. Corporate apps, mobile, AR, Weird art things with Raspberry Pi's..
For me being able to fall into a hole to solve a problem is the best feeling ever, problem is then everything goes by the wayside and I forget to stop and eat or sleep 😅.
Of course the downsides is attempting to do anything I can't latch my brain onto. I know now that I am not built for a corporate environment...
Just saw this post. Weird art things with a raspberry pi sounds very interesting. What kind of stuff did you make?
I am a software engineer. It gives me a good variety of work to keep myself interested, especially since I can work on different features and projects regularly. I have a lot of slow days, which can end up being painfully underestimating. Thankfully since I’m work from home most of the week, it gives me the opportunity to step away and clear my head/find something small to work on around the house.
I really love programming because i feel that I can understand it very well with my chaotic mind, even if corporate work is mind numbing at times
Variety is key!
For sure! I'm realizing that i'm in a bit of a rut currently because I haven't had enough variety in my work, so I'm deciding to try and learn something new. That way I can also give myself a new project to work on
I'm a lawyer with a background in business! There are a lot of lawyers with interesting wetware since the initial filters on the profession are almost entirely test-based and the tests don't target things like emotional maturity, empathy, or interpersonal interactions.
I have a lot of lawyers in my social circle and this is definitely the case! I wonder if the "strong sense of justice" trait also attracts a lot of neurodivergent people to the industry initially.
I'm sure it differs from person to person, but a significant portion (possibly a majority) of the people at my law school seemed to be there because they didn't have any other ideas about what to do with their undergraduate degree. Easy access to ruinous student loan debt can seriously warp a person's decisionmaking process.