I’m in tech and working with a guy on a very small project, but I’m definitely not able to make ends meet (thankfully family & friends have pulled me out several months lately). I’ve also been looking for a stop-gap job until I find a tech company that actually knows how to hire. But even that seems to be really difficult.

Like most ADHDers, I have a processing disorder. Grocery stores trigger panic attacks. Monotony also triggers it. I’m also not good with detail-oriented tasks (so that leaves something like electronics manufacturing off the table).

But I am a hard worker. No matter the pay, I will go above and beyond for my team to get a job done.

I’m scouring indeed and Craigslist trying to find something I can get in the interim.

For other ADHDers, what has your experience been doing a receptionist job? Is it ADHD hell? Or am I over-blowing the mistakes I’d probably make into major catastrophes? I realize it all depends on the employer. But what stories do people have (positive or negative) who have been receptionists?

  • @randomdeadguyEnglish
    4•1 year ago
     Don't let your internal persona of a hard worker allow you to compromise your needs, or your health. When the shit inevitably hits the fan, it is natural to blame yourself in order to improve on the the situation in the future. However, most catastrophes that happen near your will be completely out of your control.
 I still blame myself, I worked at a "walk-in" ambulatory clinic and there was a lady about the age of my mother, who sought our facility for help. She should have gone to the hospital. She had a cardiac event and died as she stumbled through the front door. I did everything I could have done, it wasn't enough.
 My best has never been enough for any major corporation, but I can rely on my self to protect my self. To the corporation, I will always be expendable.
 I love your courage but we must maintain the vessel that houses this courage.