ADHD here . I cannot be micromanaged . It gives me horrible anxiety & depression where I won’t want to work. Than I found caregiving . Thankfully being a caregiver I learned I love helping people and it’s just one on one . I’ve been with my client for 10 months now. And I’m so proud of myself !!! Much more relaxed in home setting. I help her she’s happy all is well
I think I’m somewhere in the middle. I need the freedom and autonomy, with agreed-upon deadlines. Also occasional “check-ins” and collaboration. Key word, “occasional”. lol
I have adhd, worked as a comissioning engineer for big german tech company and hated my life. Had to show up to work at 7am sharp, had to do a lot of boring documentation (guess who never did any) and had burnout after 2 years because it took all my mental energy to do a half decent ob at work as to not get fired. my room was a constant mess, I slept and ate like shit because i was too mentally drained from forcing myself to perform.
It's so true. I've worked in IT and networking all of my life. Hated the phone or IT jobs with a set schedule. I work better at night usually so sleeping in is good although I had kids so the schedule worked better with their school hours. It was doable. What I liked better was networking quality assurance because the hours weren't set and we weren't micromananged. But now work my own hours. I have two businesses and my biggest problem are details, distractions, and anxiety in marketing. I jump all over the place. I never know when something is working because it rarely does or I rarely give it enough time to wonder.
Makes sense. I'm an electrician and I always work hard to be a lead/foreman to make sure I'm not micro managed or have to be on someone else's schedule for the day
And here I am working as an accountant, one of the worst jobs for my brain but I’m very good with numbers. My favorite part is researching problems and presenting them but everything else is torture 😅💀 I’ve looked into pursuing something else but I’ve waited too long and can’t reduce my income at all at this point lol maybe one of these days 😁
I have never worked in my life. That's why my life is so miserable and that's why I'm poor and still living off an allowance and help. I know I won't be able to wake up for work, and I know I can't work if I'm not given any freedom and if I'm given strict deadlines. I wish I could work on my own conditions. I'm even scared to apply for a job because I know I either won't be hired or I'll be kicked out in the first week of my job. Sigh!
@@FezCaliph I was supposed to be tutoring at university this summer. This was a great chance for me to make some money. However, I wasn't able to. I had to be there late in the morning at 11 am, but I was never able to wake up early. If I forced myself up, I would fall asleep while driving to uni. I left for uni late in the evening today, and I was still falling asleep while driving. My sleep is random and unpredictable. Sigh!
@@ILoveMaths07do you make videos on here? I wonder if you could use your love of maths to help others. I personally am rubbish at maths and I know lots of students around the world would love to be better at maths. Hope you find something that’s a good fit for you
@@nosleepmummy Yes, even my closest friend has been telling me to do that ASAP! But I'm too lazy, and I guess I have some of the impostor syndrome symptoms, too. I feel that I need to become better at maths before teaching it.
Some of this advice is contradicting. A compassionate micro Manager who you have amazing chemistry with might give you some anxiety, but will help you thrive and prevent failure. Many ADHD people spend their whole life being fired from jobs. A compassionate micromanager might actually save them. Having forever to finish tasks means ADHD ppl will fill up the whole time and might be overworked and miserable It has to be highly organized disciplined freedom
But having TOO much freedom, like being in Real Estate and trying to be your own boss with the entire day as your oyster, that can get tricky!!
As someone with ADHD I need to work in a flexible job, therefore I work for agencies and all my roles are casual.
ADHD here . I cannot be micromanaged . It gives me horrible anxiety & depression where I won’t want to work. Than I found caregiving . Thankfully being a caregiver I learned I love helping people and it’s just one on one . I’ve been with my client for 10 months now. And I’m so proud of myself !!! Much more relaxed in home setting. I help her she’s happy all is well
I think I’m somewhere in the middle. I need the freedom and autonomy, with agreed-upon deadlines. Also occasional “check-ins” and collaboration. Key word, “occasional”. lol
I have adhd, worked as a comissioning engineer for big german tech company and hated my life. Had to show up to work at 7am sharp, had to do a lot of boring documentation (guess who never did any) and had burnout after 2 years because it took all my mental energy to do a half decent ob at work as to not get fired. my room was a constant mess, I slept and ate like shit because i was too mentally drained from forcing myself to perform.
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It's so true. I've worked in IT and networking all of my life. Hated the phone or IT jobs with a set schedule. I work better at night usually so sleeping in is good although I had kids so the schedule worked better with their school hours. It was doable. What I liked better was networking quality assurance because the hours weren't set and we weren't micromananged. But now work my own hours. I have two businesses and my biggest problem are details, distractions, and anxiety in marketing. I jump all over the place. I never know when something is working because it rarely does or I rarely give it enough time to wonder.
I can't work in a permanent role, I will as a temp in health care pick my own hours and can pick on the day if needs be, it's amazing 😊
Makes sense. I'm an electrician and I always work hard to be a lead/foreman to make sure I'm not micro managed or have to be on someone else's schedule for the day
And here I am working as an accountant, one of the worst jobs for my brain but I’m very good with numbers. My favorite part is researching problems and presenting them but everything else is torture 😅💀
I’ve looked into pursuing something else but I’ve waited too long and can’t reduce my income at all at this point lol maybe one of these days 😁
I got that .. but I can’t meet my hours
TA? I'm a Technical Assistant, and this stressed me out plus my boss. Everyone in our dept will (considering) resignation.
I have never worked in my life. That's why my life is so miserable and that's why I'm poor and still living off an allowance and help. I know I won't be able to wake up for work, and I know I can't work if I'm not given any freedom and if I'm given strict deadlines. I wish I could work on my own conditions. I'm even scared to apply for a job because I know I either won't be hired or I'll be kicked out in the first week of my job. Sigh!
Same.
Damn. I hope you are able to stop you from holding yourself back. I'm often in low points like this. Feels even better when you climb out!
@@FezCaliph I was supposed to be tutoring at university this summer. This was a great chance for me to make some money. However, I wasn't able to. I had to be there late in the morning at 11 am, but I was never able to wake up early. If I forced myself up, I would fall asleep while driving to uni. I left for uni late in the evening today, and I was still falling asleep while driving. My sleep is random and unpredictable. Sigh!
@@ILoveMaths07do you make videos on here? I wonder if you could use your love of maths to help others. I personally am rubbish at maths and I know lots of students around the world would love to be better at maths. Hope you find something that’s a good fit for you
@@nosleepmummy Yes, even my closest friend has been telling me to do that ASAP! But I'm too lazy, and I guess I have some of the impostor syndrome symptoms, too. I feel that I need to become better at maths before teaching it.
Some of this advice is contradicting.
A compassionate micro Manager who you have amazing chemistry with might give you some anxiety, but will help you thrive and prevent failure.
Many ADHD people spend their whole life being fired from jobs.
A compassionate micromanager might actually save them.
Having forever to finish tasks means ADHD ppl will fill up the whole time and might be overworked and miserable
It has to be highly organized disciplined freedom
Im a ADHDer my age is 27, can I work as an English teacher?❤
Yes, you can do anything you want even with ADHD. Make sure you are passionate and enjoyteaching so you'll mor likely stick to and thrive from it.
Too many ppl too many personalities ìs unsafe
Yes dr, tell me what getting a job is like. Tf outta here.