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[–] Jakeroxs 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (8 children)

Hello it's me, high functioning non medicated adhd (or some form of) person.

I do extremely well in my tech-centric job because of exactly what the post is talking about. I do fall short on longer term projects (forget about them until last minute) but most of my job is more in the moment, which works well for me and my skillset.

Edit: I guess that's ultimately the thing right, it's possible for the work or job to fit with an ADHD mind, but many jobs do not.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Imagine being a Financial Auditor / Accountant with ADHD.

I'm willing to bet they don't exist.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I did alright for a while. Changing up clients worked when I started to get bored.

It's not going so great now. Considering a career change but also not wanting to throw away years of experience and a professional license. But yeah, I'm at "this is all bullshit and I don't wanna".

[–] Jakeroxs 2 points 2 months ago

Also work in finance and feel similarly, I oddly would feel really bad about leaving though, I have a wealth of intimate knowledge of how our systems work and answers for oddball questions no one else at my level at least would know, so... I feel guilty even wanting to leave. I know it's not good but... Can't help it lol

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