As some with ADHD, my interest fluantuats wildly. How does an average person choose a job thats suppose to be for life and not worry about loss of interest, let alone some with ADHD.

  • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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    19 days ago

    I wish I knew. Ideally I planned to build a set of skills that can be applied to solving multiple very different problems.

    It worked for a while. For a short time I had jobs whenre proving myself by doing was appreciated more than having formal credentials. But even then, my need for constant change was not understood. People even thought they were doing me a favor by giving me a long-term stable project as a reward.

    Everything since has been hell. In the corporate world the idea of transferable skills doesn’t exist, actually it’s actively looked down on. Unless you have the exact same job description in your previous job they won’t even consider letting you do it, even though it’s 80% the same.

    • subarctictundra@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      to build a set of skills that can be applied to solving multiple very different problems.

      What was your set of skills?

      Is there some kind of definitive list of useful transferable skills that these can be found on? I’m starting out and something like this would be very useful bc I have no idea

      • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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        17 days ago

        Well, my “narrow” specialty is software engineering. I’m putting narrow under quotes since it’s a very wide field itself. There are many specializations within the field but having an interest in a specific domain is what’s really important. It’s quite easy to switch between specializations given the opportunity.

        Moving up on the abstraction ladder, software engineering is one manifestation of systems thinking. Meaning designing and modifying complex systems consisting of machines and humans. This mindset is applicable other areas, really anything that has a “network” in the description - cargo logistics, public transportation, electrical grids, telecommunications.
        Even law to some extent. I’m only half joking when I say programming made it easier for me to understand the legal system.

        Unfortunately I don’t think anyone has a categorized list of possible options. Anecdotally some groupings I’ve noticed:

        • Manual service jobs (sure hairdresser and cook are very different jobs but somehow the jump between them is not so huge)
        • Caring about and improving other humans (teachers, therapists, nurses, coaches, both physical and mental)
        • Physical violence (military, police, mercenary, criminal. Ideally for protecting others, but the line is very thin be careful here)
        • Medicine (once you go there there’s no going back, incl veterinarians)
        • Agriculture (raising cows and planting corn is very different, but due to cultural and practical grouping switching between the two is easier)
        • Art. Regardless of the preferred medium it’s all very fluid. For example creating a sculpture after a few years of being a musician will surprise nobody.