Neurodivergent People. What do you do professionally?
And do you feel satisfied with the quality of joy the work provides you ?
OogieBoogie · F
I used to be a graphic designer, i thought it would satisfy my creative side - it exhausted it.
Long story, (of life), short: i kinda stumbled into facilities...which merged into cleaning..
for a school.
And bizarrely....i love it.
Its mindless work.
It leaves my thinking free to bumble along in whatever i want, my body is busy....and i have a sense of completion after every day.
I love the kids...they are so refreshing and challenging.
My building is full of sunshine.
We are on top of a hill by a river.
And it takes me minutes to get to work.
Its good, coz on a 'bad' day...i can still do the basics on auto pilot.
On a good day i get creative and make displays.
Its suits my manic and lethargic swings and my spontaneous thinking.
Sometimes i get side tracked ...
... but that's ok. I can work to my own agenda.
The weirdest things is....im not a clean freak at home.
But at work im impeccable 🤷♀
Long story, (of life), short: i kinda stumbled into facilities...which merged into cleaning..
for a school.
And bizarrely....i love it.
Its mindless work.
It leaves my thinking free to bumble along in whatever i want, my body is busy....and i have a sense of completion after every day.
I love the kids...they are so refreshing and challenging.
My building is full of sunshine.
We are on top of a hill by a river.
And it takes me minutes to get to work.
Its good, coz on a 'bad' day...i can still do the basics on auto pilot.
On a good day i get creative and make displays.
Its suits my manic and lethargic swings and my spontaneous thinking.
Sometimes i get side tracked ...
... but that's ok. I can work to my own agenda.
The weirdest things is....im not a clean freak at home.
But at work im impeccable 🤷♀
AudhdGirldeterminedtoSucceed · 22-25
@OogieBoogie man you sound like a beautiful butterfly dancing under sun. I am not kidding. I am very happy for you.
OogieBoogie · F
@AudhdGirldeterminedtoSucceed Aw, thankyou🤗
Its truly odd that i became a cleaner .
Odder that i like it.
Its good money for little stress.
I don't like the early starts in winter ..... but then i get to see some stunning sunrises.
In honest truth..... good people are more half your job enjoyment.
You can have a terrific job, but work with crappy people - and its awful.
You can have a crappy job with terrific people - and its great.
So think of who you wanna work with, not just what you want to do.
Its truly odd that i became a cleaner .
Odder that i like it.
Its good money for little stress.
I don't like the early starts in winter ..... but then i get to see some stunning sunrises.
In honest truth..... good people are more half your job enjoyment.
You can have a terrific job, but work with crappy people - and its awful.
You can have a crappy job with terrific people - and its great.
So think of who you wanna work with, not just what you want to do.
SinlessOnslaught · M
Well I used to work on cars before the toxicity of that place caused me to quit.
Now I do independently contracted work. It's okay but it doesn’t pay like the last job.
Now I do independently contracted work. It's okay but it doesn’t pay like the last job.
AudhdGirldeterminedtoSucceed · 22-25
@SinlessOnslaught how did you make the switch
SinlessOnslaught · M
@AudhdGirldeterminedtoSucceed It was a job I already had experience and connections with.
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
I've had various odd jobs, most of which are volunteer work.