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?
Not technically a receptionist, but the phone rings, and someone’s I answer it.
My biggest issue is:
Julie called while you were out.
What’d she want?
Just wanted to let you know that John picked up our package.
All of the packages? If not, which one? Is it John G, or John Q? Is he dropping it off? Do we need to get it?
I never thought to ask any of those questions, and if Julie did give me more details, I didn’t think I’d need to remember them.