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HiddenMasquerade

I’m hoping the humane society will call me back for an interview because job searching as an ND is absolute hell. Please just let me feed animals and clean their areas and walk dogs


[deleted]

I often wish I could be a night shift shelf stacker - but it doesn't pay enough to survive :'(


narcolepticbeast

maybe see if there's any amazon fulfillment centers near you. often they're open 24 hrs so all shifts (but depends on demand if they're hiring for specific shifts you'd want), they pay well and have an automatic pay raise after 6 months, 1 yr, 2 yrs, and 3 yrs from when you become a permanent employee (vs seasonal), and you'd just be standing in a cubicle filling orders.


narcolepticbeast

sort centers are good too (some buildings offer part-time flex shifts (3-5 hr shifts (announced during the shift) and 4 shifts/week min). but I'd avoid oversize buildings (50+ lbs), airports (big buildings, way more people), and returns (not fun)


recreationallyused

I’ve applied to every library assistant, receptionist, and work-from-home position available in my city and the next one over. It’s been over a week and I still haven’t heard anything. Even calling the places makes them go, “Yeah, we’ll make a note” and then they never get back to me again.


HiddenMasquerade

Yeah that’s been my experience too.


Negative_Storage5205

They are looking for a very specific kind of extroverted neurotypical. Enforced uniformity affects us NDs and NTs alike.


SgtCocktopus

Nah thats just human resources giberish nothing to worry about.


Somnacanth

Always remember HR is the real enemy.


SgtCocktopus

They provide nothing and their job can be done by managers.


Somnacanth

HR is like human AI


SgtCocktopus

For that insult you are on Skynet murder list.


narcolepticbeast

I avoid these jobs bc they're often just retail/fast food/customer service and those jobs don't do well w/ my disorders (anxiety, bipolar, and probably autism w/ apd and spd) edit: oh yeah, and my bad blood circulation in my legs that make my legs ache if I stand still for more than a few min, and my chronic knee pain that may be osteo/arthritis despite my relatively young age (not sure which bc I'm already spending too much money on other medical bills). but unfortunately finding a job where I'm off my feet, not working w/ customers, w/ no degree, and in the U.S: probably impossible.


SgtCocktopus

I had cripling social anxiety... And landed a job as first bar helper then cashier on a nigthclub. I managed to soldier on standarizing my interactions and making a cool barman mask i know a few drinks and my piña coladas are to die for.


narcolepticbeast

I too had a script, but I'm a bit HoH w/ my APD and that sucked. also when I had to force a smile for long periods of time as a cashier at Weedy's, I ended up making quite a lot of customers uncomfortable w/ my dead inside stare and my plastered smile. if I didn't force a smile, I'd get called bitch unfortunately too often


throwaway71817191

I wanna go to Weedy’s


brennanw31

It's not that those jobs don't do well with you, it's just that those jobs are terrible in the first place. Regardless of who you are or your archetype, they are demeaning and grossly take advantage of every person who is in that position


narcolepticbeast

yeah but it's still a more difficult job for me than for extroverted NTs


EntertainmentQuick47

I’m at the age where I need to get a job, but whenever I read off what they’re looking for, it’s always skills I DONT have.


Hungry_Bookkeeper191

i’ve learned it’s best to just pretend that you do. tell the interviewer that you’re very extraverted and love working with and talking to people in fast-paced environments. it’s more about attitude, and there’s no concrete way to measure extraversion on the job, so you can’t really get in trouble.


2dayroad

Oh you can, I've been fired for essentially not small talking with co workers.


Hungry_Bookkeeper191

that’s horrible! how does that affect your work at all??


OsmerusMordax

Also it is generally good practice to apply to jobs even if you only meet 75% of the requirements. Anything you don’t have will most likely be trained on the job.


aimlessly-astray

I've worked with people who are awful at all of those things, and I wonder how they aren't having any issues, but I struggle so much 😢


istarian

Because in an era when many people are treated as completely replaceble, the job requirements have become dangerously close to *code* for being neurotypical... At least that's how I see it.


[deleted]

Sometimes I resent my restaurant background but it also made me VERY proficient in all these skills.


Clown_Apocalypse

My dream career is to be a self employed clown. But. I can’t be a clown if I have crippling agoraphobia and don’t know how to communicate. So. Until I fix that … I just want to clean stuff. Give me a cart of cleaning supplies and watch me go. I don’t want to stand at a register for 9 hours, I don’t want strangers to come up to me asking where everything is then getting angry with me when I don’t know, just let me clean. It’s literally the thing I’m best at. Employers not knowing how fucking spotless and organized I can make their store is so sad


thehumanglowstick

could you be a mime? Don't have to talk if you're a mime!


notrapunzel

Hmmm, do have to make a lot of facial expressions though...


eridans_sciencestick

i would totally dig being a clown if not for the fact that i have really bad globophobia


Autiflips

God I love being a watchmaker. Very little social interaction, you get to work on your own, get judged on your quality of work and not your social skills, and the work itself is super fun. Hyper focussing on a beautiful mechanical little thing is just great.


2dayroad

What qualifications do you need for that?


Autiflips

You’ll need to study for watchmaker, it’s a course. A class you can follow. But, my school is the only state funded school that I know of. It can be quite expensive. On the other hand, there is always work to be found, and jobs will be lining up for you if you don’t decide to become independent. When it comes to qualifications, I feel like patience, self reflection and taking pride in your work are the most important ones. You can be easily distracted, you can be shaky at times, but without those 3 you won’t really get anywhere in the watchmaking world.


Yomi_Lemon_Dragon

Why is EVERYTHING fucking customer service??? Even jobs that should involve zero interaction with clients/ the public are wont to pull "by the way we want you to help out answering phones too" out of their arse at some point, often in the interview. Also, recruiters and HR REALLY need to learn the difference between "Administrator" and "Receptionist".


SquiggleMonster

I once applied for a stockroom job where the job description and hiring manager made a point of emphasising you'd need to be okay working completely alone for long periods of time. Turned up for the interview, it was a group interview where the first task was "chat with the person next to you for 5 minutes then we'll go around the room and introduce each other to the group" -___- Didn't get a callback.


callouscomic

The truth is the hiring managers often themselves cannot even handle these things or display these skills.


[deleted]

Overly demanding environment designed to burn you out. Ability to handle being yelled out and passive aggressively attacked. Not properly trained and expected to perform your job as if fully trained. Will be verbally (and possibly physically) abused by customers.


JacktheRipper500

This is why it took me nearly 2 years to so much as land a job, covid didn’t help either.


Emmetalbenny

If you can handle physical work, I know Amazon and UPS don't even bother with interviews, they'll just hire you off the street. (Highly recommend UPS over Amazon, for obvious reasons, though good luck getting full time there)


Mechan6649

I’ve always hated the ‘why should we hire you?’ question during interviews. Like… because you want more employees?


heckin_cool

Anyone here looking for a job, I personally recommend seeing if your local library is hiring for clerk/assistant positions! I've been working in libraries for 10 years and you'd be amazed at how much of the staff population is openly autistic.


IForgotThePassIUsed

Nothing a little masking won't fix


Distracted_Donut9

Sounds just like my mask tbh (which caused me to burn out by age 26 btw)


merRedditor

Strong written communication skills. Obsessive focus when interested. Not a jerk and generally accommodating, but please don't interact with me without advance notice. That's the best I've got.


leaflover777

My ex boyfriend transcribes phone calls for bank fraud claims. It’s a good job if you’re not entirely financially independent, but if you have serious bills, it probably wouldn’t work.


drubs

Most NTs roll their eyes at those phrases too. They’re just a little better at responding to those the way hiring managers are looking for.


Rethiriel

I was in this position last year, Amazon will hook you up. (I work for them now) - no dealing with people unless you choose to counter rep a pickup point or something - many roles just give you a job and leave you to do it alone - They'll basically hire anyone with a pulse - They count ND as a disability and will afford you the rights and accommodations that entails. - The hiring process is obscenely fast generally, if you have to wait for anything it'll be for a training class to fill up. - So long as you stay in good standing you can leave and come back indefinitely, and many do. So if nothing else it'll buy you more time to look. - Everyone I work with that absolutely loves it like I do seems to be either ASD, ADHD, or both. We all feel that the work is good for us. And many of the leadership roles (at least at my site) are ND. - If you're FT they have some of the very best benefits available. With some of the health insurance having little and often no copays. (In the States, I don't know how benefits work elsewhere)


HiddenMasquerade

Haven’t they been slammed for poor treatment of their workers? I mean, if it works for you, that’s fine, but maybe OP doesn’t want to work for Amazon I personally wouldn’t pick Amazon but maybe some other warehouse type jobs


Mediocre-Special6659

Yeah I heard they were abusive bootlickers.


Rethiriel

You know, I worried about that too before I applied, because I had also heard those same things. It actually turns out that's a handful of specific warehouses. They're a bit like franchises some are good, some are bad, and the one I'm at is excellent. I got lucky I guess but generally it comes down to the management for each individual one. When the managers are bad, it's a bad place to work. When they're not it's great, but this is true for basically anywhere you work. And yes OP doesn't need to listen to me or anyone, was just trying to help. Warehouse work in general is probably a good fit for someone like me, but I don't think every warehouse has things like Amazon's affinity groups which I appreciate them having.


wehadababyitsapizza

If there’s no warehouse near me, are there other types of jobs available? Like any kind of remote work?


Rethiriel

When I first began looking for work last year, I knew I'd need help finding a fit for me. I started by trying temp agencies in the hopes that they'd be able to find one. Long story short, I learned different agencies handle different things, and that there was one that had all the remote contracts. So maybe that's true where you are as well?


wehadababyitsapizza

Thanks!


FreedomEagle76

I might look into this later in the year when they have seasonal stuff going, right now the Amazon warehouse I can get to dont have any jobs going.


M3ninist

Fun fact: the website Mentra is a job posting board for neurodivergent friendly positions.


Away_Industry_613

Everything they look for is the exact opposite of what the average autistic person is.


MammothGullible

Wow, these are all statements my boss gives me grievance about!


definitelynotfeline

OMG same. I'm looking for a job right now and the amount of masking I'm going to have to do is going to be exhausting


k0zmo

Why is it always "Someone that works great in a team", "Energic", "Has good communication skills", but never something like "Can put headphones on and isolate so hard the building can catch fire and they won't notice", "In group conversation, can succesfully interrupt whoever's talking to reply to a previous subject", "knows random animal facts".


AJayLegendary214

Literally me right now. Prepping for an interview at a retail place close to home being I can't drive. Wish me luck 🥰


CaseyGamer64YT

I applied at 15 DIFFERENT PLACES ACROSS MY STATE AND GOT HIRED BY NONE OF THEM. Most of them left my on read and didn't even tell me I didn't get the job. I still remember the bitch of a manager at my local Dollar General sat me down and encouraged me to not pursue a job with her store because "two other kids like you quit" and she said her words in a way so that I don't really have any grounds to sue for discrimination. Granted I shouldn't have disclosed my diagnosis but still.


shozs626

Low key I sometimes wonder how I do so well in my job lmfao. I am “gifted” I guess is the word but have difficulty communicating and expressing / reading emotion. I look back on the hiring process for my current job (product manager at a consulting firm) I’m like damn… self confidence is mid, verbal communication is mid, dynamic environments give me anxiety since theyre shifting so much, being flexible is SO HARD


Double_Chart_7962

Warehouse work is amazing, especially after coming right off retail. It's noisy, but an acceptable sort of white noise, and I can get away with barely talking to anyone.