I’ve been in and out of so many different jobs. Usually I get to a point where I burn out and just can’t go in anymore. Best job I ever had was as a tour guide in a distillery telling people facts all day and working with what I now realise was a whole bunch of other neurodivergent people. Only left that because I wasn’t paid enough to live. Honestly could have stayed there forever otherwise. Such is life!

Currently in the middle of a career change after realising the whole 9-5 office job life isnt sustainable for me. I’m hoping to be able to work for myself soon and not be beholden to other people’s schedules!

What jobs have you tried out over the years? What has worked well for ye?

  • Bob Smith@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        1 year ago

        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.