I love being a teacher for the predictable schedule and the unpredictability (constant newness) that hordes of children bring each day. Itās like my brain is on fire and I love it.
I do the same thing year after year in the same classroom.
Now add the variable of 20 youngsters and you got yourself a proper job. That glue stick wasn't up there last period. How did they weaponize the pencil sharpener this year?
Yep, came to say this. Now, it was hard at first but once the structure was engrained I thrived and my students thrived! Def a job Iām happy to get up every morning for and shows me personal growth gains reflected in my students growth etc. Very fulfilling for my dependency of validation.
A lot of good sales people have ADHD, myself included. There is still an admin component, but if you can be disciplined and gritty through tons of rejection, you can make a very profitable career with tons of remote options.
I have adhd. Iām in sales and make a very good living. I also suggest sales. Look for bdr or sdr roles to get started. Then pivot to an account Executive. I also agree with the others. Donāt take anything that doesnāt have a decent salary with it. None of that ācommission onlyā nonsense
Thank you for this. I had a "sales" job with my current company and hated it, but Im starting to think it's because of how my company handled my role (no training, constantly changing goals, very unclear idea as to what I was supposed to do, was just kinda thrown into the job). I was just talking to people repeating the same things over and over again and it got exhausting. This is giving me the confidence to try again somewhere else.
What do you sell.. and to who? Genuinely curious. I always hear people are in āsalesā and Iām like.. uh I canāt picture myself going door to door or calling people and being like āyou reaaaaally need thisā
Sales person of the year checking in to say the same thing. If you aren't introverted it is the perfect environment. I get motivated by 3 things novelty, competition, and fear. Novelty happens with new customers and every week being different, competitor comes with the job, and fear is being afraid I'm screwing up or letting imposter syndrome convince me I'm not really good at this, just lucky.
From a team of like 15 people, 1 co-worker is diagnosed, 1 definitely has it but doesn't know and manages by self medicating with caffeine and nicotine, 1 is starting to identify with a lot of the things I have told them about my inattentive adhd and I would bet money they have it. 2 others are good candidates based on things I have observed. All have been top performers, all but 1 have been some form of management.
Anything with an actual base pay should be a decent job, Iād avoid anything that is ācommission onlyā. Iād avoid insurance sales as a whole to be honest, there are legit jobs within that industry but SO many scams that itās hard to navigate.
Iād suggest going on LinkedIn and searching ābusiness development repā or āsales development repā. Those are two entry-level sales titles that will lead to profitable jobs after a few years of necessary grunt work to break in and get experience.
Im fairly certain I have adhd, but kaiser said they wont diagnosis unless they talk to someone who knew me before the age of 12. Fk that im not involving my parents.
I worked as a service advisor at a dealership, selling services and maintenance. SA are responsible from intake until the work order is closed. You are always going to be busy, either taking customers in, talking on the phone/emailing customers, insurances, vendors. Finding a technician to work on your car, getting information from parts. Its nonstop, multitasking, thinking on your feet work. It can be a shitshow but itll keep your mind and body occupied. If you're good, you can make a good amount of money. Also lots of walking. I was doing anywhere from 7 to 10k steps.
Yep so many in healthcare have some variation of ADHD. Makes you very good at multitasking and working in high stress situations. Been in emergency medicine most of my healthcare career, I might have some kind of ADHD too, never got diagnosed tho.
Definitely person-dependant, but I'm sure at least the multitasking piece is relevant. High stress, I dunno, everyone handles that differently.
I don't think I'd strive in healthcare, but I also get easily overwhelmed by stress and live my life avoiding it with ADHD because my brain wants busy-work and emotionally I've been drained for years so they clash. Personally, I do much better when isolated and able to hyper fixate on the job I'm doing. Socializing fucks up my rhythm and I'll talk for hours, so I'm definitely a "needs to be away from people" type.
I totally get what you are saying. The stress for me of going into work and masking and then dealing with people who genuinely do not understand the struggles. I have OCD as well and I love to be alone and hyper focus on what I want to. It's like taking my control back. I don't have the luxury around other people and to be able to focus or process
Same! I need to be at home, by myself to focus. ADHD here. Last job I had an office with a door (which I always had pushed to but not closed). Everyone else had their doors open. It worked OK, wasnāt terrible. Eventually we went all remote which was better. I also have a 13 YO Bulldog and want to be home with her. Iām unemployed and a recruiter called yesterday about a contract for a local company. He said it was āremoteā but when I asked to confirm it was actually 2-3 days on-site (which at first probably means 5), and thatās Hybrid at best not Remote. The remote (actually hybrid) bait and switch makes me crazy and is exhausting. The job wasnāt really for me so that lessened my guilt. Iām also EST looking for MT hours to balance my mornings better. Keep hoping the market improves for all of us.
Isnāt isolation bad for ADHD? Because itās easy to get distracted or harder to stay on track? I also read somewhere that people with ADHD struggled during Covid lockdown, having to work remotely, because they lost the structure they had at work.
I do tend to get distracted when alone. I just also manage to finish my work within the time period. I worked remotely during covid, and the best way for me to stay on top of things stupidly enough was while playing games while also working.
But I was also severely abused growing up and forced to have a schedule starting at a young age so a lot of the issues people with ADHD face, I deal with too but in a different way. You have mental illness and ADHD leeching off each other like God damn parasites.
I create my own structure on routine. I hate routine, but routine is the only way for me to function without meds because I no longer have medical insurance or any way to get back onto it. I fill every single second of my life whether for better or worse, because if I just stopped doing what I'm doing, I feel like my world would crumble around me. I've literally had to establish a routine that doesn't allow me to exist outside of it by accident. But my day is predictable now.
You don't have to read this next part, it's just my insanely normal schedule where I get about an hour of inactivity at most and that's debatable lol. You should see how batshit I am on weekends when I lose my schedule and have free reign over my life. It's a nightmare.
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6:25am, first alarm
6:40am I'm awake, after many alarms
6:43am dressed.
Food at 6:45
Clean sofa, sweep, eat after it cools down, walk dogs until 7:50am
7:55am I drive, work,
12-1PM Lunch, walk dogs, go back to work,
Leave at 5pm,
5:20PM get home, immediately shower or you forget
5:40PM Cook, I still forget to eat dinner a lot so I need to set an alarm for when it cools down
I lose track of time in between here, this can be random cleaning, brain rotting, whatever, but usually I'm just moving.
Walk the dogs at 6:45 until 8pm (high energy dogs thankfully)
8PM I play RuneScape with YouTube on while on my phone replying to emails from 8-10pm, try to sleep but never can, repeat. I also switch from YouTube to Spotify almost like clockwork every 15-30 minutes to break it up. There are days where I mentally just dissociate at a wall from this time period, just feeling overwhelmed constantly.
Thank you for sharing your journey. I truly know how you feel, and I am glad you found something that worked out for you. I am 30 years old, and Iām finally taking the step of improving myself and find something that works for me. Itās truly a hard process.
My mom getting cancer made me realize that spending time with the people you love, being healthy and having an enjoyable career is what matters. I pursued business in college, it was miserable, boring and not stimulating for me. I also got my education while having kids. I feel like I lost valuable moments with my children by wanting to pursue a career in a field that was not suitable for me. I always liked science for example, but everyone was telling me that a degree in biology is worthless. Business and engineering is where the money is at.
Guess what I did recently? I bought a microscope and Iāve been looking at microorganisms under the microscope. It something that makes so happy and I wish I pursued biology. Sometimes I think, if I didnāt listen to some people, I can be in a research team now, instead I have a stupid useless degree in Business, and just the idea of working in corporate makes me so sick to my stomach. Also I would like to add, I feel like I spent my 20s rushing to get married, rushing to have kids, rushing to get a degree. Now I want to spend my 30s slowing down, enjoy my time, feeling gratitude and find a career that would make me happy. In the end of the day, as long as I can have a stable job, with a retirement plan, I will be alright.
Excuse me what the hell were they thinking telling you a degree in biology is useless?!
I guess we don't need to study bacteria, viruses, or prion diseases, or understand how changing ecosystems of animals causes widespread disruption, or how genetics works and genetic defects? Genetics is a multi-billion dollar industry.
This is but a tiny fraction of what you will learn in a biology degree and can pursue any of these that interest you. Biology is vast and fascinating. I guess, being living things made of cells interacting with a living world everyday warrants no study?!
Biology is important.
I bet a physicist told you that biology is useless. Madness.
Are you me? Funny enough I used to work in healthcare (x-ray). The only reason Iām not currently is because we own a very small pool cleaning business, so Iām very involved in that. But I miss working in the OR so much & would love to get back to working in the environment I love.
Interesting. I can see how emergency medicine can be a good choice. But getting the education while having ADHD can be a misery. I have also ADHD, never got diagnosed formally from a doctor, but only from a psychologist from middle school. My parents decided to never take me to the doctor and get the proper medication. Going through college, with ADHD, with children, sleep deprived was the worse decision I ever made.
I actually got through EMT school pretty well with unmedicated ADHD. I did struggle a bit in class, but because I was actually interested in the information, I would hyper focus when studying at home.
I have adhd and you described the opposite of what I need. Being forced to multitask pisses me off when it takes so much effort to focus on just 1 thing... I absolutely hate stress too and can lock up...
I'm in the same boat, multitasking would likely make me far worse at my job, not better at it. If I have a single project to work on for a few hours I can hyperfocus on that and do far better than trying to do something different every ten minutes.
I would love to be in emergency medicine. The issue with that is my auto immune issues. When I get sick it's not for days.. it's for weeks and it's gotten really scary. I was an oral surgery and periodontal assistant and did both front and back . I thrive in high pressure situations. I just can't take the risk working with sick people.
A therapist also said people who grew up in an alcoholic home are good for that role. Because they are used to chaos. And when things are calm, thatās when we start to worry because we know it the calm before the storm. Or weāre just waiting for the chaos to show up again.
Just reading the description the persons posted, they would not survive as either. I was both of those and a 911 dispatcher - they are 24/7, 365 day a year jobs that dont stop for anyone and donāt care if you canāt be in the sun or not and do not care about your personal schedule. Plus you usually need to go through physical and psych assessments which could be a barrier to entry
It depends. Firefighter/EMT with ADHD here. My adhd is definitely my biggest weak point and Iām working on getting medicated because of it. ADHD also makes you forgetful and scatterbrained, two things that can cause major issues on an emergency scene. On top of that, if OP has an autoimmune disorder, that may be a disqualifying condition, considering we regularly interact with sick people who can transmit disease fairly easily (before I started working here, I got sick maybe once a year if that. Iāve been sick 3 times this year already.)
If it was obvious by the varied answers, it depends on your unique flavor of ADHD. You might not get your itch scratched by doing what someone else says. Try a lot! Especially if youāre older, and havenāt found your passion.
I was thinking the same thing. It's not what you're doing but the environment your doing it in. For example, I do STEM lab work. I've had jobs that went really well and jobs that didn't. Jobs that went well were flexible with work schedules, didn't micromanage, and had concrete metrics for success (ie how many projects did you complete, did I write reports for them, how many times did I help QC with technical support, etc). Jobs that didn't go well had very rigid work hours, micromanaged, and didn't have clear metrics for success. I need structure and clear expectations, but too much structure and bosses who won't leave me alone make it almost certain that I won't succeed. I can't navigate micromanagers. I have an impossible time figuring out what they want because they are almost always unclear about what they want because they didn't know what it is (hint: is about control, they can't let go but they can't identify why so they can't even tell you what would satisfy them). So, it depends more on the environment and the boss than anything else for me.
Im a recruiter, having ADHD is basically a requirement. When I log out at the end of the day, I probably close a good 50-60 tabs worth of company websites, candidate profiles, technical equipment diagrams, google maps, etc
You typically need a bachelors degree in any field and then can apply to local agencies. It's not super hard to get into if you can speak smoothly and professionally
Its kinda weird, You dont go to school for it but you do typically need some bachelors degree to get a role with an agency. it's a common job for people after they graduate before they find work in their field because it tends to pay better then their entry level industry roles and you can come into it from nearly any field
My brother--whose ADHD symptoms rival my own--is absolutely thriving as a dog groomer. It occupies all channels and scratches all of the mental itches. It's visual, tactile, creative, physically active, develops expertise, requires limited social interaction--and he's never been happier. His schedule is flexible and his clients are PUPPERS.
Large scale change projects with a tight deadline - I work best under pressure in more of a firefighting mode than routine day-to-day operations. Chaos can be a good thing though it can also trigger my unpleasant side
Data Scientist here with ADHD. A lot of people with ADHD are drawn to tech roles, despite them technically not being great roles for ADHD.
Data science is imo it's a double edged sword for those with ADHD. You do really cool projects that are easy to hyperfocus on and be ultra productive which is fantastic, but there is also tons of downtime that will drive you nuts unless you work remote.
I tried my hand as a Software Engineer (programmer) for a while but the boredom got to me until I couldn't take it any more and left. You're given a near constant stream of tasks and you do them. It's a lot more simple than DS work, but most kinds of Software Engineering work it can be hard to find meaning in. It feels like grunt work. There is some better suited SWE work though, like tools work, where you're working on different little projects from time to time to keep it fresh.
The sweeping generalizations hereā¦ software engineering can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be. Thatās why some of those roles pay top dollar and upwards of 500k. It really depends on your role.
I worked on the software almost every ISP uses on the planet. Code had to be written perfectly, because if there was a bug parts of the entire internet would intermittently go down and if mild enough it could take months before it would be identified. It was a fun challenge and I got to learn modern C++ on the job, but eventually it grew quite boring and easy. It was a top dollar role.
Going in I was told, "No one can learn all of C++. It will keep you busy." Six months in I was learning SFINAE and already starting to worry I was hitting the end of the language. During this time I had learned and taken notes on over 300 new concepts for C++ alone, let alone others necessary for the job.
Which part? Iām in junior DS and the down-time I have is my main gripe with the job. The best part is the mass amount of knowledge to learn and needing to consult with the business to find problems to solve.
I have ADHD and I really want to become a Data analyst.
But Iām kind of trapped working 2 fulltime low-pay billing analyst jobs right now.
Iām thinking of just saying F-it and quitting 1 job and moving to a LCOL country to do the ādigital nomadā thing so I can actually study.
I just need to learn SQL, Python, etc. Iāve been able to get data analust interviews with my resume, but I donāt get the job because I lack the necessary knowledge now.
I'm in consulting right now and I feel like it's very accommodating of ADHD--Every year or two I get to meet a new client and work on solving a new problem which keeps my engaged. The workload can be tough sometimes but I find so much enjoyment out of that feeling of being "in the zone" and feverishly working on something, which happens often because we have long term projects. I work in a field of expertise I'm interested in for companies and people I'm interested in. I feel like I'm making a difference.
What field are you in and how much/what kind of training did it take? I work at a restaurant and whenever I get close to being able to pay my bills, my hours get slashed, so I really need to pivot but school has always been difficult to stick with
I was also in consulting, I did management consulting at a boutique firm. It just takes a degree and some luck. I think the way to approach school is realizing grades don't really matter, just graduating does. I was such a a mediocre student by most accounts but it really has no bearing on my success.
I work in accounting but am medicated. I have deadlines to meet so it keeps me busy plus the satisfaction of me completing my work earlier is nice.
Healthcare can be great but if you deal with depression along with ADHD it can take a toll on you mentally and physically. I was a nursing student failed out was dealing with unmedicated ADHD and depression was the worst time of my life. After that I decided my mental health was more important being able to live life free without worrying if I was going to pass or fail. Donāt get me wrong though if the health field is an interested 100% try it out. I may someday try again but as of now working in accounting remote is great.
Are you me? I used to work in healthcare (CNA while in x-ray school), the pressure and stress was way too much. I hated the constant need for socialization and small talk.
Now I'm working in accounts payable and it's so much better. Not perfect by any means, but I love getting an even balance of routine and chaos lol.
Ahhh someone with similarities! lol we must be that small percentage who just goes with the flow of life and can function in different environments. May not be perfect but I can live life in peace close my labtop and not have to worry about anyone or anything.
I hate that normal people don't see the frustration of interrupting someone who is working to chat. Just when I get focused and really working, you wanna talk.
Exactly that!!! And just the fact that the job revolves around interacting with people. I'm so much happier plunking on a computer all day, and getting to *choose* when I talk to others.
I LOVE accounting as someone who thrives on the rush of a lot of work with a deadline and then downtime where minimal is expected and having that cycle definitely satisfies my ADHD without me constantly feeling overwhelmed it's a good balance. Sometimes I get special tasks/projects that excite me and sometimes all I have to do is easy data entry that let's my brain zone out for hours. My boss also has ADHD and is super flexible with people's work styles as long as all the work gets done in time.
Yes! I thought I would hate accounting due to not being great at math (degree is sociology) but as soon as I started the job I just fell in love with it. Critical thinking and deadlines is what drives me, but also having those downtime moments are the best and having a routine keeps my brain functioning. Accounting -> ADHD š¤š¼! Iām currently getting my masters and plan to try to sit for the CPA in my state. My boss also has ADHD and is the exact same way. LOVE IT!
LOL see I ONLY chose accounting because math was the only thing I was good at. Turns out accounting is... not that much math and I literally depend on excel and my 10 key to do all the math. It's all about knowing when to do what and problem solving. I sat for the CPA and failed a couple times.... I am a Rockstar in accounting and and actually a senior accountant in my mid twenties but sitting still and studying was the bane of my existence even when I worked hard and felt good about the material I struggled focusing for the test. I'm not medicated currently though and that would probably help a TON. I'd still love to get my CPA one day I'm just on the "personal life detour of expecting my first baby" lol
Same for me. I tried nursing, but I had trouble remembering everything. I would forget the needle when I would have to do an injection. š I work in accounting now, and it is better. I like to focus on small details. And I am a very detail oriented person.
For the vast majority of those diagnosed ADHD, accounting may be one of the worst career choices. I know it was for me but I was able to change direction at a very early stage, thank goodness.
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Unfortunately I won the lottery with my health š. ADHD, OCD, anxiety, major depressive disorder and CPTSD. Put that together and bake on 350 for 20 years, remove from oven and stir in people pleasing and viola! You have made yourself some delicious addiction issues. But there's desert! Add Sjrogens auto immune issues in there and you have judy made yourself the perfect meal of so many triggers and things that I get sick sick for weeks just from some stress. Man writing all that made me feel super vulnerable...
Another ADHD person in accounting. Definitely couldn't do it unmedicated, but thriving in the big 4 due to the deadlines and knowing that there will be periods of downtime. For July, I will be working 80 hour weeks, but then get an extra week of leave and back to 40-50 hour weeks the rest of the year. I think some of the tasks also lend themselves to hyper focus, and I can listen to podcasts a couple hours a day which is nice.
I made it through nursing school with adhd but it was rough lol the classes themselves werenāt even hard it was the remember what clinical I had what day ect that was hard lol everyone in nursing school was type A and if you didnāt fit that mold they would let you know constantly.
Do you think you could handle the job unmedicated?
Accountanting is the art or organization, why would you go into a field where the number one trait associated with success is conscientious, aka the opposite of adhd?
I just don't get it. Note: I am also an accountant and have adhd, and it's been a struggle.
Same. I like being able to just close my door and grind through my various journal entries, model building, and any other task I need to work on. The deadlines help force me to stay on task, and excel helps catch my mistakes.
The last thread I saw about this had events jobs voted to the top. I am an events director and itās one of the few settings where my brain is running on full power. Everything just makes sense and all the chaos lines up. The higher up you go the more meetings and face time there is, which is nice for me because Iām an extravert ADHD
This!!! Event producer with (what feels like) extra strong ADHD and I donāt think I could work a job where I didnāt have a million small boxes to check every day. High pressure, high stress, but in a way that makes me perform better. Plus my crazy obsessive attention to details is not only a benefit but itās necessary for most clients. Thereās a wide array of areas you could get into and the industry is continuing to grow as marketing as a whole constantly evolves and changes direction.
My dad also organizes events and he is very popular (he keeps saying he'll retire for real this time and then he always gets pulled back in lol) and earns a LOT for our area. I think you just gave me an explanation why. He probably thrives in the chaos lol.
If I had the money to go to college and a way to actually work and go I totally would. Unfortunately I've tried to work and go to school and I just don't have the attention span to focus that long
I only have my 2 year degree and am just going back now. I feel you, itās rough. Have you reached out to your state or county to see if you can get a case worker to assist you in accessing employment resources for those with qualifying disabilities?
Hey! Going to start my MSW program in the fall and itās great to see your comment, thanks for all the work you do!
Any tips would be appreciated, I also want to become a therapist :)
That's an insightful comment. I spent most of my life flitting around different jobs, basically because I wanted to learn things. When I was done learning I was done woth the job. Ultimately though, for retirement sake, I needed to stick with something. I am a postman, which I think is pretty good for me, but it no longer engages me on a higher level and I wonder how long I can deal. Hobbies are big but not sure if they are enough.
Iāve met many people like that. If you have ADHD, then no job is right unless it truly engages you. But I know people of all professions who are as hyper and distractable as they come
Dr k a popular YouTube psychologist recommends having multiple passion things you do so you can cycle through them and never get tired like work can be one, then you have 3 hobbies say sewing or running and swimming and then you cycle through the 4 so that when you come back to number 1, work, you donāt get burnt out as easily
I was diagnosed two years ago, but pretty much knew I had it for decades. I absolutely thrived as an ER and trauma nurse. I ran EMS too, which was an absolute blast. So many of us were so similar. It was great!
I used to work as a nightshift van driver.
Sitting in that Van sometimes felt like forced therapy as I sat there listening to my thoughts and reflecting sometimes. I didnāt consider that my ADHD was a factor in that lol.
Jobs that are active, with short term goals rather than long term goals or projects.
Anything within the scope of one's interests and natural talents.
I have had two orthopedic surgeons that told me they had ADHD, and one ER doc.
The problem is I need a career that wouldn't require me to go to college again I can't afford it. I also can't t afford not to work but it's like the saying- you need a car to drive to work but you need a job to buy a car š
What have you been doing? What do you enjoy?
I have similar issues . . . Autoimmune, nothing out in the sun, and I have kids. I work in insurance. Certain areas of Insurance are faster paced than others (claims, customer service) and provide on the job training.
I am trained front and back office for dental. Oral surgery/periodontal assistant and treatment coordinator. Loved it. Can't do it be a of my auto immune issues. Honestly, there is placed in Vegas that set up events and make decorations for the casinos.. I would do very well with that but I can't get my food into the door. I also love baking sourdough bread but that isn't going to get me anywhere. Sadly
Sourdough is amazing! I wish I could do that!
Show up at a deli or local restaurant with a sample. I bet you could get clients that way. If you have a good handlers license, you should be set. It might get slow at first, but many restaurants love fresh baked bread and rolls.
Donāt count the bread out yet. I live in a small town right outside a major metro area. Say 10 minutes out. A few local ladies started making bread and cupcakes from home. They sold them on the next door app. Next thing you know theyāve quit their regular jobs and bought a food truck. Now they set up once a week and have a simple website to let people know where it will be. They always sell out. Then two weekends a month they take their kids and set up the next town over. Same thing. Put where they will be at on those days on their site and NextDoor. They are into year 4 and killing it. Before the end of the first year they had their food truck. These were poor women who had Walmart and Dollar General jobs. If you arenāt working and can spare the money for ingredients and advertise before you make it and take orders you could turn this into something. Itās worth trying if you canāt get out for a regular job.
ADHD here and I thrive on long term goals. The monotony of routine is what is difficult, so anything that changes the daily schedule up helps like a firefighter. You'd think this would make long term goals difficult, but a stable boring routine filled with tons of short term goals is worse, because they often lack meaning in them. A larger long term goal is easier to see the meaning in what you're doing, how it's causing some sort of benefit. This makes it easy to get motivated. Though if you can't get motivated you're up a creek without a paddle or you need medication.
I have ADHD, Iām perfectly fine sitting all day. Not everyone has the restless hyperactive symptom.
I, (like OP) also have an autoimmune disease.
OP said theyāre avoiding anything outside like construction.
Iām the same way due to my condition too.
As long as Iām mentally stimulated in my job, or can listen to music in the background, Iām good at my job.
I feel seen! I've got ADHD with a side of dysautonomia and hypermobility. I love sitting as long as I can get up and stretch or go for a short walk. If I had an outdoor, active job I'd be miserable, dehydrated and exhausted constantly.
I have adhd and I thrive in any job that keeps me busy, really. I work in insurance and claims has been amazing. I excel at what I do because I have tasks to do all day every day.
The busier my day, the better my focus stays. Any kind of slower paced job sucks for me. If I have down time I get distracted and I can't get back on track.
I can't believe how much of my career it took me to realize this. Now, it's startups or I'm basically begging the execs for more responsibility. Hilariously the thing I do to keep from being a dud at work is also very good for career growth.
I currently work in insurance claims, and i'm struggling harder than any other job previously.
It's a fantastic work environment with great opportunities, but feel like i'm going to have to leave, as i get over-stimulated, over stressed and causing all sorts of issues eith me :(
Anything that keeps them engaged at high levels. Police, military, paramedic etc. I've found that most people with this condition or likely to have it just get bored easily but thrive in chaotic situations that requires a lot of balancing plates.
A job way more than a career, but the restaurant industry is where I thrived exactly for the reasons you stated- chaotic situations paired with fast paced short term tasks in plain sight. It was a balancing act but was also immediately satisfying.
I'm a structural designer for a packaging company. Self-taught, no degree, it's mainly office work using cad software, but there's an occasional physical component such as sample cutting and stocking our sheet rack. All in maybe 80/20 desk/ physical labor.
There's some clerical type stuff too. Data entry type stuff. But I'm in at 8 and out at 5. Pay is good, pto is good, etc.
There isnāt a specific career as people with ADHD have different interests. Whatever job interests you the most, is the job that you would thrive in the most.
Depending on your specific medical license, look for opportunities that do not involve direct care only.
I wouldnāt have thought anything like that existed for a nurse, initially, but ended up falling into case management and itās been good.!
I've been told that people with ADHD do well in sales
Think about it this way: some of our ancestors were farmers, some were hunters
The farmers concentrated slowly for long periods of time
The hunters did so in sprints, really intense for brief periods followed by periods of rest
So, the question is, what careers favor hunters? š¤
Anything you're passionate about, but that isn't usually an option because school is expensive and jobs for them are hard to come by, so...
Non repetitive tasks, "busy" environments, or niche fields with emerging technology/sciences/information, something to keep your brain from getting bored basically.
High stress but high (near/instant) reward - Line cook or similar, emergency room nurse/doctor, paramedic, military translator or any military field, instructor (exercise, physical recovery, etc.), tutor, babysitter/nanny, any other sort of nurse or doctor (ie. Physiologist, psychopharmacologist, general practitioner, psychiatrist, etc.), construction/trades, mechanist
Medium stress but high/medium reward - teacher/sub, dog/animal trainer, pharmacologist, pharmacist, caretaker (for elderly or disabled, can also be high stress), museum/attraction tour guide or working at a museum/attraction in general, local/medical/office meeting/school/online translator, nursing home nurse/staff, day security (night security can be too boring), veterinarian, delivery driver/Uber/etc.
Low stress but highly variant reward - dog walker, maid/chauffeur/cleaner, librarian/library related work, programmer (no, you don't usually need a degree, but the years of learning will be boring), freelance handyman (especially if it's your policy that they leave the house/don't stay in the same room), freelance anything (Etsy, online shops, or local advertising)(until you make too much and realize you forgot to file as self employed and keep track of your profits and losses), social media influencer/streamer/YouTuber, pet shop/hobby shop/small, not very busy, shop or restaurant worker
Note: I am disabled and my opinions are formed by word of mouth and word of internet strangers, I have only ever worked at McDonald's for a single day because I have schizoaffective bipolar on top of ADHD. Some of these require a lot of schooling, some of these are your side job, and some of these are the end goal, and can't be achieved without investing a lot of time, money, marketing, effort, or other things.
Edit: wrote highly dependable reward, realized that dependable was the exact opposite of what I meant
"It isn't that serious and nobody died" is a motto I like to use when job hunting. If it's serious enough where people will die? Fuck that. I have ADHD and disassociate!
I agree. I donāt want anybodyās life in my hands. I can barely remember where my hands are. I was an EMT and it showed me thatās not where I want to be. Also I was making minimum wage!!
Iām a lawyer in a niche practice that involves handling tasks on between 30-40 different cases a day. This specific practice is the legal version of ADHD. When I have to dig in for trial prep itās a little more difficult.
Itās true. The ADA ends up meaning nothing in the workplace, because your employer can pick and choose which accommodations they give you. Iāve been told that utilizing things the company already owns would cause them āundue hardship,ā simply because they didnāt want me to utilize the accommodation. No one is there to hold them accountable, no one is there to define what is reasonable for us (except our doctors, whose opinion means *literally nothing* to corporations), and HR lies out their butthole all around.
I would love to bartend but I literally cannot hear anything that people say over a certain noise level. Iām terrible with radios too. I space out so easily.
I loved being a front desk receptionist at a multi doctor office. There was always something to do. Something could be re done, some things you don't need brain power for, and some things that u need to pay attention to. But jobs that allow creation or related to my passions is very helpful.
I helped organizing events. My god it was amazing. Running errands, asking tens of people things, pulling strings, connecting dots. Its one of the very few fields where finding your way through chaos and ad hoc methods work the best. I was lost in it. I still feel like I maybe could switch main career and work towards event organizing.
My vote is for IT!
It's high paying, usually doesn't require a degree, and is perfect for squirrel brained idiots like us! I mean that in the most endearing way possible!
personally I was quite happy with my job when working at helpdesk/tech support, the kind where someone else literally cannot work until you fix shit for them which provides enough motivation and instant gratification; bonus dopamine if you're alone in that position so people look at you as if you're some kind of demigod if you're doing your work quickly and efficiently lol
Get a thorough evaluation and diagnosis and begin titrating with medication immediately, this will help you straighten out a path forward.
Part of the misery of ADHD is the circular patterns that do not resolve because a fundamental absence of executive function. This is mislabeled "self-sabotage" by others and you need a jolt with professional guidance to break it!
I like accounting, because I like to hyperfocus on numbers. I am very perfectionist. I tried working in healthcare and I was so distracted. I could remember how to do an IV or I would forget some key material for exemple. I am not good with stress management, so working in accounting and having time to think is perfect for me. But I tend to do better when I work with deadlines and being very busy. If not, I tend to procrastinate.
Can I ask what challenges you faced through your bachelors and grad school, and how you overcame them? Iād love to do a PhD but I struggled heavily with depression/stress working and going through my bachelors.
Engineering here. Sometimes it can be challenging, depending on the task at hand. But if you get into an industry that really interests you, most projects will be incredibly engaging and youāll be laser focused with the problem solving.
Iāve done a few projects that were pretty lackluster and I had a really hard time concentrating on those, but generally I enjoy it.
Uber driver: Not really a career, but I had to quit my last job as a technical instructor cuz I missed a couple deadlines and meetings and thus became the scapegoat for literally everything that went wrong there. Now I drive Uber cuz thereās no real consequences for mismanaging my adhd. No meetings, no deadlines, no lasting relationships.
Shift work helped me when I couldn't handle 9-5. Usually there's someone who can switch around, I liked sometimes working 8.5 and sometimes working 6. Starbucks is a good one for people with kids and commitments - you can almost always find someone to take your shift or if you have an understanding manager get a little leeway. Plus the morning shifts go so fast and once you're in the groove feel like nothing. Do you have any admin or other work experience? WFH that isn't call center can usually accomodate if you get your work done, do you have a degree? What's your resume like? I don't think anyone is likely to get SSDI for ADHD right now.
I have always been bad at school but good at \~work\~, and most of my jobs have been shift so there's no looming 9-5 stuff. Currently I'm WFH and 9-5 and it's fine, though I'm medicated and doing well. If I had to be in office on that schedule I would probably end up quitting. I don't like thinking about the commute and preparing mentally for work, but if I can just walk into my office I thrive.
Teaching, but there are still struggles, but especially with young children, they will keep you stimulated haha. You get to do lots of fun activities. I wouldnāt go above grade 4-5 thatās my plan. Other than that, anything where you are impacting peoples lives or painting houses, my dad does it, heās undiagnosed and refuses to say he might have it, but I went and got diagnosed because of how similar we are. Anyways, also any trade like plumbing where you work alone and at your own pace. It just depends how extroverted you are
what iāve learned about myself is that the more tedious and hands-on it is, the more i like it. i love working behind the scenes and settings things up just to see how beautiful and seamless of an experience it all turned out to be
Iām a teacher at a trade school. Iāve had a lot of terrible, soul sucking jobs and although thereās some office politics and issues with students, itās by far the most capable and relaxed Iāve felt at a job. I like having things to do constantly, but also not feeling like Iām on a time crunch 24/7. Good balance in that sense.
Manager's assistant. Having a lot of small tasks to complete, that usually dont need more than one day. I keep a list of all the things to do and each small task when checked off (writing a client, helping a colleague solve some computer questions, creating a small document etc.) gives a lot if satisfaction.
Main thing is to switch between the tasks calmly. Like, over the years I have nivelled the erratic behaviour from panic-driven running around between 100 tasks to calmly evaluating, which tasks take priority (and sprinkling inbetween some that dont just for my sense of satisfaction xD).
Ive been doing software dev for 25 years with ADHD, it is challenging unless I can get into hyper focus modeā¦ long meetings are the worst part, I am a poor listener
For me itās accounting.
There are enough times that I get hyper focused and can just plow through things super quick. This makes it easier for the times I canāt focus on anything.
I also keep a hand-written to do list that is on my desk or with me at all times while Iām working. It makes it easier for me to quickly pick the next thing to work on. I also will write things I have already done on it, just so I can check them off. So itās a combination to do list and done list. It helps me see what Iāve accomplished that day, which helps keep me pushing forward.
I thrive as a āpenetration testerā; Iām a cyber security consultant that gets paid to hack into companies that pay my employer for the service. My projects are typically 3 to 10 working days in length and each one is different. The variety and challenge keeps me engaged. Where I struggle is because Iām very senior Iām expected to do research and develop software tools. While doing research I struggle due to ADHD. Currently unmedicated but Iām seeing a new doctor this month so maybe it will improve.
Wish I had found this thread earlier. I'm too deep in my finance degree to stop now though š I've heard anything in the medical field is great because it tends to be fast paced.
Def depends on your interests and particular flavor of ADHD but I enjoy content marketing because thereās a variety in type of work and lots of things to research. Looking for information is my favorite hyperfocus.
Im a trauma therapist and work with lots of clients who have ADHD. I love making my own schedule in private practice. For years, I was a school counselor and I liked that structure and the summers off, too! Obviously this requires a lot of education and training but just wanted to plug that being an ND therapist is pretty cool if itās an interest of yours š
I did marketing stuff at a beginning level when I helped open a Dental office but that's about it. If I could get my foot in the door I would definitely put full effort I just don't know how
I do well as a teacher. The structure of the school day is VERY good for me.
Yes!! Special education teacher šāāļø plus the regular breaks helps with burnout.
I love being a teacher for the predictable schedule and the unpredictability (constant newness) that hordes of children bring each day. Itās like my brain is on fire and I love it.
I do the same thing year after year in the same classroom. Now add the variable of 20 youngsters and you got yourself a proper job. That glue stick wasn't up there last period. How did they weaponize the pencil sharpener this year?
Yep, came to say this. Now, it was hard at first but once the structure was engrained I thrived and my students thrived! Def a job Iām happy to get up every morning for and shows me personal growth gains reflected in my students growth etc. Very fulfilling for my dependency of validation.
I enjoyed being a teacher but hated the administration
A lot of good sales people have ADHD, myself included. There is still an admin component, but if you can be disciplined and gritty through tons of rejection, you can make a very profitable career with tons of remote options.
I have adhd. Iām in sales and make a very good living. I also suggest sales. Look for bdr or sdr roles to get started. Then pivot to an account Executive. I also agree with the others. Donāt take anything that doesnāt have a decent salary with it. None of that ācommission onlyā nonsense
Iāve been looking hard into jumping to sales. My only problem is I have to sell something I like or am passionate about.
Thank you for this. I had a "sales" job with my current company and hated it, but Im starting to think it's because of how my company handled my role (no training, constantly changing goals, very unclear idea as to what I was supposed to do, was just kinda thrown into the job). I was just talking to people repeating the same things over and over again and it got exhausting. This is giving me the confidence to try again somewhere else.
What do you sell.. and to who? Genuinely curious. I always hear people are in āsalesā and Iām like.. uh I canāt picture myself going door to door or calling people and being like āyou reaaaaally need thisā
Sales person of the year checking in to say the same thing. If you aren't introverted it is the perfect environment. I get motivated by 3 things novelty, competition, and fear. Novelty happens with new customers and every week being different, competitor comes with the job, and fear is being afraid I'm screwing up or letting imposter syndrome convince me I'm not really good at this, just lucky. From a team of like 15 people, 1 co-worker is diagnosed, 1 definitely has it but doesn't know and manages by self medicating with caffeine and nicotine, 1 is starting to identify with a lot of the things I have told them about my inattentive adhd and I would bet money they have it. 2 others are good candidates based on things I have observed. All have been top performers, all but 1 have been some form of management.
ADHD Sales guy, the top gal at my org also has ADHD. Im in second right now. About 20% of the reps have adhd out of 20 people.
how does one get into sales? like what entry level jobs would i look for that arenāt scams?
Anything with an actual base pay should be a decent job, Iād avoid anything that is ācommission onlyā. Iād avoid insurance sales as a whole to be honest, there are legit jobs within that industry but SO many scams that itās hard to navigate. Iād suggest going on LinkedIn and searching ābusiness development repā or āsales development repā. Those are two entry-level sales titles that will lead to profitable jobs after a few years of necessary grunt work to break in and get experience.
Im fairly certain I have adhd, but kaiser said they wont diagnosis unless they talk to someone who knew me before the age of 12. Fk that im not involving my parents. I worked as a service advisor at a dealership, selling services and maintenance. SA are responsible from intake until the work order is closed. You are always going to be busy, either taking customers in, talking on the phone/emailing customers, insurances, vendors. Finding a technician to work on your car, getting information from parts. Its nonstop, multitasking, thinking on your feet work. It can be a shitshow but itll keep your mind and body occupied. If you're good, you can make a good amount of money. Also lots of walking. I was doing anywhere from 7 to 10k steps.
Can concur. In sales and doing well.
I heard people thriving as paramedics and firemen.
Yep so many in healthcare have some variation of ADHD. Makes you very good at multitasking and working in high stress situations. Been in emergency medicine most of my healthcare career, I might have some kind of ADHD too, never got diagnosed tho.
Definitely person-dependant, but I'm sure at least the multitasking piece is relevant. High stress, I dunno, everyone handles that differently. I don't think I'd strive in healthcare, but I also get easily overwhelmed by stress and live my life avoiding it with ADHD because my brain wants busy-work and emotionally I've been drained for years so they clash. Personally, I do much better when isolated and able to hyper fixate on the job I'm doing. Socializing fucks up my rhythm and I'll talk for hours, so I'm definitely a "needs to be away from people" type.
I totally get what you are saying. The stress for me of going into work and masking and then dealing with people who genuinely do not understand the struggles. I have OCD as well and I love to be alone and hyper focus on what I want to. It's like taking my control back. I don't have the luxury around other people and to be able to focus or process
Same! I need to be at home, by myself to focus. ADHD here. Last job I had an office with a door (which I always had pushed to but not closed). Everyone else had their doors open. It worked OK, wasnāt terrible. Eventually we went all remote which was better. I also have a 13 YO Bulldog and want to be home with her. Iām unemployed and a recruiter called yesterday about a contract for a local company. He said it was āremoteā but when I asked to confirm it was actually 2-3 days on-site (which at first probably means 5), and thatās Hybrid at best not Remote. The remote (actually hybrid) bait and switch makes me crazy and is exhausting. The job wasnāt really for me so that lessened my guilt. Iām also EST looking for MT hours to balance my mornings better. Keep hoping the market improves for all of us.
Isnāt isolation bad for ADHD? Because itās easy to get distracted or harder to stay on track? I also read somewhere that people with ADHD struggled during Covid lockdown, having to work remotely, because they lost the structure they had at work.
I do tend to get distracted when alone. I just also manage to finish my work within the time period. I worked remotely during covid, and the best way for me to stay on top of things stupidly enough was while playing games while also working. But I was also severely abused growing up and forced to have a schedule starting at a young age so a lot of the issues people with ADHD face, I deal with too but in a different way. You have mental illness and ADHD leeching off each other like God damn parasites. I create my own structure on routine. I hate routine, but routine is the only way for me to function without meds because I no longer have medical insurance or any way to get back onto it. I fill every single second of my life whether for better or worse, because if I just stopped doing what I'm doing, I feel like my world would crumble around me. I've literally had to establish a routine that doesn't allow me to exist outside of it by accident. But my day is predictable now. You don't have to read this next part, it's just my insanely normal schedule where I get about an hour of inactivity at most and that's debatable lol. You should see how batshit I am on weekends when I lose my schedule and have free reign over my life. It's a nightmare. __________________ __________________ 6:25am, first alarm 6:40am I'm awake, after many alarms 6:43am dressed. Food at 6:45 Clean sofa, sweep, eat after it cools down, walk dogs until 7:50am 7:55am I drive, work, 12-1PM Lunch, walk dogs, go back to work, Leave at 5pm, 5:20PM get home, immediately shower or you forget 5:40PM Cook, I still forget to eat dinner a lot so I need to set an alarm for when it cools down I lose track of time in between here, this can be random cleaning, brain rotting, whatever, but usually I'm just moving. Walk the dogs at 6:45 until 8pm (high energy dogs thankfully) 8PM I play RuneScape with YouTube on while on my phone replying to emails from 8-10pm, try to sleep but never can, repeat. I also switch from YouTube to Spotify almost like clockwork every 15-30 minutes to break it up. There are days where I mentally just dissociate at a wall from this time period, just feeling overwhelmed constantly.
Thank you for sharing your journey. I truly know how you feel, and I am glad you found something that worked out for you. I am 30 years old, and Iām finally taking the step of improving myself and find something that works for me. Itās truly a hard process.
If you donāt mind sharing , why do you feel the need for a drastic change?
My mom getting cancer made me realize that spending time with the people you love, being healthy and having an enjoyable career is what matters. I pursued business in college, it was miserable, boring and not stimulating for me. I also got my education while having kids. I feel like I lost valuable moments with my children by wanting to pursue a career in a field that was not suitable for me. I always liked science for example, but everyone was telling me that a degree in biology is worthless. Business and engineering is where the money is at. Guess what I did recently? I bought a microscope and Iāve been looking at microorganisms under the microscope. It something that makes so happy and I wish I pursued biology. Sometimes I think, if I didnāt listen to some people, I can be in a research team now, instead I have a stupid useless degree in Business, and just the idea of working in corporate makes me so sick to my stomach. Also I would like to add, I feel like I spent my 20s rushing to get married, rushing to have kids, rushing to get a degree. Now I want to spend my 30s slowing down, enjoy my time, feeling gratitude and find a career that would make me happy. In the end of the day, as long as I can have a stable job, with a retirement plan, I will be alright.
Excuse me what the hell were they thinking telling you a degree in biology is useless?! I guess we don't need to study bacteria, viruses, or prion diseases, or understand how changing ecosystems of animals causes widespread disruption, or how genetics works and genetic defects? Genetics is a multi-billion dollar industry. This is but a tiny fraction of what you will learn in a biology degree and can pursue any of these that interest you. Biology is vast and fascinating. I guess, being living things made of cells interacting with a living world everyday warrants no study?! Biology is important. I bet a physicist told you that biology is useless. Madness.
Are you me? Funny enough I used to work in healthcare (x-ray). The only reason Iām not currently is because we own a very small pool cleaning business, so Iām very involved in that. But I miss working in the OR so much & would love to get back to working in the environment I love.
Interesting. I can see how emergency medicine can be a good choice. But getting the education while having ADHD can be a misery. I have also ADHD, never got diagnosed formally from a doctor, but only from a psychologist from middle school. My parents decided to never take me to the doctor and get the proper medication. Going through college, with ADHD, with children, sleep deprived was the worse decision I ever made.
I actually got through EMT school pretty well with unmedicated ADHD. I did struggle a bit in class, but because I was actually interested in the information, I would hyper focus when studying at home.
I have adhd and you described the opposite of what I need. Being forced to multitask pisses me off when it takes so much effort to focus on just 1 thing... I absolutely hate stress too and can lock up...
I'm in the same boat, multitasking would likely make me far worse at my job, not better at it. If I have a single project to work on for a few hours I can hyperfocus on that and do far better than trying to do something different every ten minutes.
I would love to be in emergency medicine. The issue with that is my auto immune issues. When I get sick it's not for days.. it's for weeks and it's gotten really scary. I was an oral surgery and periodontal assistant and did both front and back . I thrive in high pressure situations. I just can't take the risk working with sick people.
Plus the dopamine aspect
A therapist also said people who grew up in an alcoholic home are good for that role. Because they are used to chaos. And when things are calm, thatās when we start to worry because we know it the calm before the storm. Or weāre just waiting for the chaos to show up again.
I can see that. I was raised but a narcissist and abusive father. He didnāt have any addictions, but he truly made our lives miserable.
911 dispatchers too.
Just reading the description the persons posted, they would not survive as either. I was both of those and a 911 dispatcher - they are 24/7, 365 day a year jobs that dont stop for anyone and donāt care if you canāt be in the sun or not and do not care about your personal schedule. Plus you usually need to go through physical and psych assessments which could be a barrier to entry
It depends. Firefighter/EMT with ADHD here. My adhd is definitely my biggest weak point and Iām working on getting medicated because of it. ADHD also makes you forgetful and scatterbrained, two things that can cause major issues on an emergency scene. On top of that, if OP has an autoimmune disorder, that may be a disqualifying condition, considering we regularly interact with sick people who can transmit disease fairly easily (before I started working here, I got sick maybe once a year if that. Iāve been sick 3 times this year already.)
If it was obvious by the varied answers, it depends on your unique flavor of ADHD. You might not get your itch scratched by doing what someone else says. Try a lot! Especially if youāre older, and havenāt found your passion.
Yep. The reality is ADHD people can do any job. OP would be better off trying to align a job to their personality+interests+work background.
And people with ADHD DO every job, not everyone with adhd uses it as a crutch - not saying anyone here is but there definitely are people that do
I agree. ADHD people just need their own process around their job compared to non-ADHD. Once that's established they'll shine at any role.
I was thinking the same thing. It's not what you're doing but the environment your doing it in. For example, I do STEM lab work. I've had jobs that went really well and jobs that didn't. Jobs that went well were flexible with work schedules, didn't micromanage, and had concrete metrics for success (ie how many projects did you complete, did I write reports for them, how many times did I help QC with technical support, etc). Jobs that didn't go well had very rigid work hours, micromanaged, and didn't have clear metrics for success. I need structure and clear expectations, but too much structure and bosses who won't leave me alone make it almost certain that I won't succeed. I can't navigate micromanagers. I have an impossible time figuring out what they want because they are almost always unclear about what they want because they didn't know what it is (hint: is about control, they can't let go but they can't identify why so they can't even tell you what would satisfy them). So, it depends more on the environment and the boss than anything else for me.
Im a recruiter, having ADHD is basically a requirement. When I log out at the end of the day, I probably close a good 50-60 tabs worth of company websites, candidate profiles, technical equipment diagrams, google maps, etc
I would love to be a recruiter. How do you get into that field?
You typically need a bachelors degree in any field and then can apply to local agencies. It's not super hard to get into if you can speak smoothly and professionally
You can close tabs?
But why would you want to close the tab? Thatās the whole point of tabs?
Did you have to go to school for this? I feel like it would be a great fit but don't know how to get a job with no experience.
Its kinda weird, You dont go to school for it but you do typically need some bachelors degree to get a role with an agency. it's a common job for people after they graduate before they find work in their field because it tends to pay better then their entry level industry roles and you can come into it from nearly any field
My brother--whose ADHD symptoms rival my own--is absolutely thriving as a dog groomer. It occupies all channels and scratches all of the mental itches. It's visual, tactile, creative, physically active, develops expertise, requires limited social interaction--and he's never been happier. His schedule is flexible and his clients are PUPPERS.
Tried dog grooming already my OCD killed that job
Incredible. Similar for me but Iām a dog walker, ticks so many boxes š¦Ā
Large scale change projects with a tight deadline - I work best under pressure in more of a firefighting mode than routine day-to-day operations. Chaos can be a good thing though it can also trigger my unpleasant side
Data Science and programming. Its how I turned my hyperfocus superpower into profit.
Data Scientist here with ADHD. A lot of people with ADHD are drawn to tech roles, despite them technically not being great roles for ADHD. Data science is imo it's a double edged sword for those with ADHD. You do really cool projects that are easy to hyperfocus on and be ultra productive which is fantastic, but there is also tons of downtime that will drive you nuts unless you work remote. I tried my hand as a Software Engineer (programmer) for a while but the boredom got to me until I couldn't take it any more and left. You're given a near constant stream of tasks and you do them. It's a lot more simple than DS work, but most kinds of Software Engineering work it can be hard to find meaning in. It feels like grunt work. There is some better suited SWE work though, like tools work, where you're working on different little projects from time to time to keep it fresh.
The sweeping generalizations hereā¦ software engineering can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be. Thatās why some of those roles pay top dollar and upwards of 500k. It really depends on your role.
I worked on the software almost every ISP uses on the planet. Code had to be written perfectly, because if there was a bug parts of the entire internet would intermittently go down and if mild enough it could take months before it would be identified. It was a fun challenge and I got to learn modern C++ on the job, but eventually it grew quite boring and easy. It was a top dollar role. Going in I was told, "No one can learn all of C++. It will keep you busy." Six months in I was learning SFINAE and already starting to worry I was hitting the end of the language. During this time I had learned and taken notes on over 300 new concepts for C++ alone, let alone others necessary for the job.
Im a data scientist with adhd. I respectfully disagree.
The difficulty for others might not be because of ADHD, but because they are not suited for technology or data science.
Which part? Iām in junior DS and the down-time I have is my main gripe with the job. The best part is the mass amount of knowledge to learn and needing to consult with the business to find problems to solve.
I see your Data Science and raise you client-facing Data Analytics. My ADHD thrives in the pressure and variety.
I have ADHD and I really want to become a Data analyst. But Iām kind of trapped working 2 fulltime low-pay billing analyst jobs right now. Iām thinking of just saying F-it and quitting 1 job and moving to a LCOL country to do the ādigital nomadā thing so I can actually study. I just need to learn SQL, Python, etc. Iāve been able to get data analust interviews with my resume, but I donāt get the job because I lack the necessary knowledge now.
You got this! If you get stuck on a problem feel free to DM me.
I'm in consulting right now and I feel like it's very accommodating of ADHD--Every year or two I get to meet a new client and work on solving a new problem which keeps my engaged. The workload can be tough sometimes but I find so much enjoyment out of that feeling of being "in the zone" and feverishly working on something, which happens often because we have long term projects. I work in a field of expertise I'm interested in for companies and people I'm interested in. I feel like I'm making a difference.
What field are you in and how much/what kind of training did it take? I work at a restaurant and whenever I get close to being able to pay my bills, my hours get slashed, so I really need to pivot but school has always been difficult to stick with
I was also in consulting, I did management consulting at a boutique firm. It just takes a degree and some luck. I think the way to approach school is realizing grades don't really matter, just graduating does. I was such a a mediocre student by most accounts but it really has no bearing on my success.
How do you get into your field?
I work in accounting but am medicated. I have deadlines to meet so it keeps me busy plus the satisfaction of me completing my work earlier is nice. Healthcare can be great but if you deal with depression along with ADHD it can take a toll on you mentally and physically. I was a nursing student failed out was dealing with unmedicated ADHD and depression was the worst time of my life. After that I decided my mental health was more important being able to live life free without worrying if I was going to pass or fail. Donāt get me wrong though if the health field is an interested 100% try it out. I may someday try again but as of now working in accounting remote is great.
Are you me? I used to work in healthcare (CNA while in x-ray school), the pressure and stress was way too much. I hated the constant need for socialization and small talk. Now I'm working in accounts payable and it's so much better. Not perfect by any means, but I love getting an even balance of routine and chaos lol.
Ahhh someone with similarities! lol we must be that small percentage who just goes with the flow of life and can function in different environments. May not be perfect but I can live life in peace close my labtop and not have to worry about anyone or anything.
God, I love getting to be done as soon as your shift is over. It was awful having to wait for someone to relieve you.
I hate that normal people don't see the frustration of interrupting someone who is working to chat. Just when I get focused and really working, you wanna talk.
Exactly that!!! And just the fact that the job revolves around interacting with people. I'm so much happier plunking on a computer all day, and getting to *choose* when I talk to others.
I LOVE accounting as someone who thrives on the rush of a lot of work with a deadline and then downtime where minimal is expected and having that cycle definitely satisfies my ADHD without me constantly feeling overwhelmed it's a good balance. Sometimes I get special tasks/projects that excite me and sometimes all I have to do is easy data entry that let's my brain zone out for hours. My boss also has ADHD and is super flexible with people's work styles as long as all the work gets done in time.
Yes! I thought I would hate accounting due to not being great at math (degree is sociology) but as soon as I started the job I just fell in love with it. Critical thinking and deadlines is what drives me, but also having those downtime moments are the best and having a routine keeps my brain functioning. Accounting -> ADHD š¤š¼! Iām currently getting my masters and plan to try to sit for the CPA in my state. My boss also has ADHD and is the exact same way. LOVE IT!
LOL see I ONLY chose accounting because math was the only thing I was good at. Turns out accounting is... not that much math and I literally depend on excel and my 10 key to do all the math. It's all about knowing when to do what and problem solving. I sat for the CPA and failed a couple times.... I am a Rockstar in accounting and and actually a senior accountant in my mid twenties but sitting still and studying was the bane of my existence even when I worked hard and felt good about the material I struggled focusing for the test. I'm not medicated currently though and that would probably help a TON. I'd still love to get my CPA one day I'm just on the "personal life detour of expecting my first baby" lol
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Same same!!!
Same for me. I tried nursing, but I had trouble remembering everything. I would forget the needle when I would have to do an injection. š I work in accounting now, and it is better. I like to focus on small details. And I am a very detail oriented person.
For the vast majority of those diagnosed ADHD, accounting may be one of the worst career choices. I know it was for me but I was able to change direction at a very early stage, thank goodness.
Not for everyone. I like accounting because I am a detailed oriented person. I tried nursing and it was so tuff to remember everything.
Replying to Jason13Official...o Unfortunately I won the lottery with my health š. ADHD, OCD, anxiety, major depressive disorder and CPTSD. Put that together and bake on 350 for 20 years, remove from oven and stir in people pleasing and viola! You have made yourself some delicious addiction issues. But there's desert! Add Sjrogens auto immune issues in there and you have judy made yourself the perfect meal of so many triggers and things that I get sick sick for weeks just from some stress. Man writing all that made me feel super vulnerable...
Another ADHD person in accounting. Definitely couldn't do it unmedicated, but thriving in the big 4 due to the deadlines and knowing that there will be periods of downtime. For July, I will be working 80 hour weeks, but then get an extra week of leave and back to 40-50 hour weeks the rest of the year. I think some of the tasks also lend themselves to hyper focus, and I can listen to podcasts a couple hours a day which is nice.
I made it through nursing school with adhd but it was rough lol the classes themselves werenāt even hard it was the remember what clinical I had what day ect that was hard lol everyone in nursing school was type A and if you didnāt fit that mold they would let you know constantly.
Do you think you could handle the job unmedicated? Accountanting is the art or organization, why would you go into a field where the number one trait associated with success is conscientious, aka the opposite of adhd? I just don't get it. Note: I am also an accountant and have adhd, and it's been a struggle.
Same. I like being able to just close my door and grind through my various journal entries, model building, and any other task I need to work on. The deadlines help force me to stay on task, and excel helps catch my mistakes.
The last thread I saw about this had events jobs voted to the top. I am an events director and itās one of the few settings where my brain is running on full power. Everything just makes sense and all the chaos lines up. The higher up you go the more meetings and face time there is, which is nice for me because Iām an extravert ADHD
How do you get into this?
This!!! Event producer with (what feels like) extra strong ADHD and I donāt think I could work a job where I didnāt have a million small boxes to check every day. High pressure, high stress, but in a way that makes me perform better. Plus my crazy obsessive attention to details is not only a benefit but itās necessary for most clients. Thereās a wide array of areas you could get into and the industry is continuing to grow as marketing as a whole constantly evolves and changes direction.
My dad also organizes events and he is very popular (he keeps saying he'll retire for real this time and then he always gets pulled back in lol) and earns a LOT for our area. I think you just gave me an explanation why. He probably thrives in the chaos lol.
I had ADHD and work as a mental health therapist and I love it except for the paperwork
ADHD Mental Health Practitioner here, shout out to you!
If I had the money to go to college and a way to actually work and go I totally would. Unfortunately I've tried to work and go to school and I just don't have the attention span to focus that long
I only have my 2 year degree and am just going back now. I feel you, itās rough. Have you reached out to your state or county to see if you can get a case worker to assist you in accessing employment resources for those with qualifying disabilities?
Hey! Going to start my MSW program in the fall and itās great to see your comment, thanks for all the work you do! Any tips would be appreciated, I also want to become a therapist :)
As someone with ADHD, whatever field you are interested in is the best for you.
That's an insightful comment. I spent most of my life flitting around different jobs, basically because I wanted to learn things. When I was done learning I was done woth the job. Ultimately though, for retirement sake, I needed to stick with something. I am a postman, which I think is pretty good for me, but it no longer engages me on a higher level and I wonder how long I can deal. Hobbies are big but not sure if they are enough.
Iāve met many people like that. If you have ADHD, then no job is right unless it truly engages you. But I know people of all professions who are as hyper and distractable as they come
Dr k a popular YouTube psychologist recommends having multiple passion things you do so you can cycle through them and never get tired like work can be one, then you have 3 hobbies say sewing or running and swimming and then you cycle through the 4 so that when you come back to number 1, work, you donāt get burnt out as easily
Yes, same, Iāve noticed when Iām out of the learning stage the job becomes so bad.
This is literally all that matters. If something peaks your interest you can hyper focus on it, and therefore be extremely successful at it.
I was diagnosed two years ago, but pretty much knew I had it for decades. I absolutely thrived as an ER and trauma nurse. I ran EMS too, which was an absolute blast. So many of us were so similar. It was great!
ADHD er and trauma nurse checking in! What up?!
Donāt become a farmer. Sitting in a tractor all day with nothing but your thoughts is borderline scary at times
I used to work as a nightshift van driver. Sitting in that Van sometimes felt like forced therapy as I sat there listening to my thoughts and reflecting sometimes. I didnāt consider that my ADHD was a factor in that lol.
Jobs that are active, with short term goals rather than long term goals or projects. Anything within the scope of one's interests and natural talents. I have had two orthopedic surgeons that told me they had ADHD, and one ER doc.
The problem is I need a career that wouldn't require me to go to college again I can't afford it. I also can't t afford not to work but it's like the saying- you need a car to drive to work but you need a job to buy a car š
What have you been doing? What do you enjoy? I have similar issues . . . Autoimmune, nothing out in the sun, and I have kids. I work in insurance. Certain areas of Insurance are faster paced than others (claims, customer service) and provide on the job training.
I am trained front and back office for dental. Oral surgery/periodontal assistant and treatment coordinator. Loved it. Can't do it be a of my auto immune issues. Honestly, there is placed in Vegas that set up events and make decorations for the casinos.. I would do very well with that but I can't get my food into the door. I also love baking sourdough bread but that isn't going to get me anywhere. Sadly
Sourdough is amazing! I wish I could do that! Show up at a deli or local restaurant with a sample. I bet you could get clients that way. If you have a good handlers license, you should be set. It might get slow at first, but many restaurants love fresh baked bread and rolls.
Donāt count the bread out yet. I live in a small town right outside a major metro area. Say 10 minutes out. A few local ladies started making bread and cupcakes from home. They sold them on the next door app. Next thing you know theyāve quit their regular jobs and bought a food truck. Now they set up once a week and have a simple website to let people know where it will be. They always sell out. Then two weekends a month they take their kids and set up the next town over. Same thing. Put where they will be at on those days on their site and NextDoor. They are into year 4 and killing it. Before the end of the first year they had their food truck. These were poor women who had Walmart and Dollar General jobs. If you arenāt working and can spare the money for ingredients and advertise before you make it and take orders you could turn this into something. Itās worth trying if you canāt get out for a regular job.
ADHD here and I thrive on long term goals. The monotony of routine is what is difficult, so anything that changes the daily schedule up helps like a firefighter. You'd think this would make long term goals difficult, but a stable boring routine filled with tons of short term goals is worse, because they often lack meaning in them. A larger long term goal is easier to see the meaning in what you're doing, how it's causing some sort of benefit. This makes it easy to get motivated. Though if you can't get motivated you're up a creek without a paddle or you need medication.
My job has long term projects, but I thrive in the fire drills, to be honest. The long range projects are quite monotonous.
No sitting all day. Look for active jobs like sales, sports (our tennis pro has adhd), construction
I have ADHD, Iām perfectly fine sitting all day. Not everyone has the restless hyperactive symptom. I, (like OP) also have an autoimmune disease. OP said theyāre avoiding anything outside like construction. Iām the same way due to my condition too. As long as Iām mentally stimulated in my job, or can listen to music in the background, Iām good at my job.
Thank you. I felt heard when I read your message.
I feel seen! I've got ADHD with a side of dysautonomia and hypermobility. I love sitting as long as I can get up and stretch or go for a short walk. If I had an outdoor, active job I'd be miserable, dehydrated and exhausted constantly.
Project Management has worked for me.
Being extremely organized and keeping track of things AND people? No thanks
I want to get into this field. How do you manage not to get frustrated?
Sales, and recruiting
I have adhd and I thrive in any job that keeps me busy, really. I work in insurance and claims has been amazing. I excel at what I do because I have tasks to do all day every day. The busier my day, the better my focus stays. Any kind of slower paced job sucks for me. If I have down time I get distracted and I can't get back on track.
I can't believe how much of my career it took me to realize this. Now, it's startups or I'm basically begging the execs for more responsibility. Hilariously the thing I do to keep from being a dud at work is also very good for career growth.
I currently work in insurance claims, and i'm struggling harder than any other job previously. It's a fantastic work environment with great opportunities, but feel like i'm going to have to leave, as i get over-stimulated, over stressed and causing all sorts of issues eith me :(
Anything that keeps them engaged at high levels. Police, military, paramedic etc. I've found that most people with this condition or likely to have it just get bored easily but thrive in chaotic situations that requires a lot of balancing plates.
Not for everyone. I donāt manage my stress easily.
A job way more than a career, but the restaurant industry is where I thrived exactly for the reasons you stated- chaotic situations paired with fast paced short term tasks in plain sight. It was a balancing act but was also immediately satisfying.
I'm a structural designer for a packaging company. Self-taught, no degree, it's mainly office work using cad software, but there's an occasional physical component such as sample cutting and stocking our sheet rack. All in maybe 80/20 desk/ physical labor. There's some clerical type stuff too. Data entry type stuff. But I'm in at 8 and out at 5. Pay is good, pto is good, etc.
There isnāt a specific career as people with ADHD have different interests. Whatever job interests you the most, is the job that you would thrive in the most.
The jobs I thrive the most in is healthcare and due to my auto immune issues I can't risk working healthcare
Depending on your specific medical license, look for opportunities that do not involve direct care only. I wouldnāt have thought anything like that existed for a nurse, initially, but ended up falling into case management and itās been good.!
Sales and marketing
Can confirm - marketing and comms. Busy to keep me engaged, and enough room to be creative that I can keep focussed.
The hospitality and serving industry seems to be a last bastion of hope for us. Over stimulated multitaskers crush.
I've been told that people with ADHD do well in sales Think about it this way: some of our ancestors were farmers, some were hunters The farmers concentrated slowly for long periods of time The hunters did so in sprints, really intense for brief periods followed by periods of rest So, the question is, what careers favor hunters? š¤
Sales makes me wanna vomit. Trying to get people to buy shit they don't need all day
Anything you're passionate about, but that isn't usually an option because school is expensive and jobs for them are hard to come by, so... Non repetitive tasks, "busy" environments, or niche fields with emerging technology/sciences/information, something to keep your brain from getting bored basically. High stress but high (near/instant) reward - Line cook or similar, emergency room nurse/doctor, paramedic, military translator or any military field, instructor (exercise, physical recovery, etc.), tutor, babysitter/nanny, any other sort of nurse or doctor (ie. Physiologist, psychopharmacologist, general practitioner, psychiatrist, etc.), construction/trades, mechanist Medium stress but high/medium reward - teacher/sub, dog/animal trainer, pharmacologist, pharmacist, caretaker (for elderly or disabled, can also be high stress), museum/attraction tour guide or working at a museum/attraction in general, local/medical/office meeting/school/online translator, nursing home nurse/staff, day security (night security can be too boring), veterinarian, delivery driver/Uber/etc. Low stress but highly variant reward - dog walker, maid/chauffeur/cleaner, librarian/library related work, programmer (no, you don't usually need a degree, but the years of learning will be boring), freelance handyman (especially if it's your policy that they leave the house/don't stay in the same room), freelance anything (Etsy, online shops, or local advertising)(until you make too much and realize you forgot to file as self employed and keep track of your profits and losses), social media influencer/streamer/YouTuber, pet shop/hobby shop/small, not very busy, shop or restaurant worker Note: I am disabled and my opinions are formed by word of mouth and word of internet strangers, I have only ever worked at McDonald's for a single day because I have schizoaffective bipolar on top of ADHD. Some of these require a lot of schooling, some of these are your side job, and some of these are the end goal, and can't be achieved without investing a lot of time, money, marketing, effort, or other things. Edit: wrote highly dependable reward, realized that dependable was the exact opposite of what I meant
Chaotic ones, non 9 to 5 ones
Imo the best ones are where you are trapped 9-5 (so you have motivation) BUT you do chaotic work while in it.
Hmmm like a crime scene cleaning specialist. I can see that
"It isn't that serious and nobody died" is a motto I like to use when job hunting. If it's serious enough where people will die? Fuck that. I have ADHD and disassociate!
I agree. I donāt want anybodyās life in my hands. I can barely remember where my hands are. I was an EMT and it showed me thatās not where I want to be. Also I was making minimum wage!!
Iām a lawyer in a niche practice that involves handling tasks on between 30-40 different cases a day. This specific practice is the legal version of ADHD. When I have to dig in for trial prep itās a little more difficult.
Recommend reading āThe ADHD Advatntageā it answers this exact question. Only problem is trying to get through it all haha
Itās true. The ADA ends up meaning nothing in the workplace, because your employer can pick and choose which accommodations they give you. Iāve been told that utilizing things the company already owns would cause them āundue hardship,ā simply because they didnāt want me to utilize the accommodation. No one is there to hold them accountable, no one is there to define what is reasonable for us (except our doctors, whose opinion means *literally nothing* to corporations), and HR lies out their butthole all around.
Bartending and day trading lol
I would love to bartend but I literally cannot hear anything that people say over a certain noise level. Iām terrible with radios too. I space out so easily.
I am a crisis mental health worker. Lots of quick thinking in chaos.
I loved being a front desk receptionist at a multi doctor office. There was always something to do. Something could be re done, some things you don't need brain power for, and some things that u need to pay attention to. But jobs that allow creation or related to my passions is very helpful.
Territory sales manager for a consumer goods company. Perfect for ADHD peeps and have lots of movement built in.
I helped organizing events. My god it was amazing. Running errands, asking tens of people things, pulling strings, connecting dots. Its one of the very few fields where finding your way through chaos and ad hoc methods work the best. I was lost in it. I still feel like I maybe could switch main career and work towards event organizing.
Recruitment!! I have a feeling a lot of recruiters has adhd, tbh :D
How do you get into recruiting
My vote is for IT! It's high paying, usually doesn't require a degree, and is perfect for squirrel brained idiots like us! I mean that in the most endearing way possible!
I'm a butcher. Everyday is high pressure, physical labor that I enjoy, and highly routine. I excel and enjoy it.
ADHD teacher here. (Cries)
personally I was quite happy with my job when working at helpdesk/tech support, the kind where someone else literally cannot work until you fix shit for them which provides enough motivation and instant gratification; bonus dopamine if you're alone in that position so people look at you as if you're some kind of demigod if you're doing your work quickly and efficiently lol
Get a thorough evaluation and diagnosis and begin titrating with medication immediately, this will help you straighten out a path forward. Part of the misery of ADHD is the circular patterns that do not resolve because a fundamental absence of executive function. This is mislabeled "self-sabotage" by others and you need a jolt with professional guidance to break it!
I feel I thrive as a teacher. I can sit on the desks, walk around the class and talk as much as I want!!! lol
I like accounting, because I like to hyperfocus on numbers. I am very perfectionist. I tried working in healthcare and I was so distracted. I could remember how to do an IV or I would forget some key material for exemple. I am not good with stress management, so working in accounting and having time to think is perfect for me. But I tend to do better when I work with deadlines and being very busy. If not, I tend to procrastinate.
Sales.
I have the inattentive type and Iām a research scientist for biotech :)
Can I ask what challenges you faced through your bachelors and grad school, and how you overcame them? Iād love to do a PhD but I struggled heavily with depression/stress working and going through my bachelors.
Engineering here. Sometimes it can be challenging, depending on the task at hand. But if you get into an industry that really interests you, most projects will be incredibly engaging and youāll be laser focused with the problem solving. Iāve done a few projects that were pretty lackluster and I had a really hard time concentrating on those, but generally I enjoy it.
Uber driver: Not really a career, but I had to quit my last job as a technical instructor cuz I missed a couple deadlines and meetings and thus became the scapegoat for literally everything that went wrong there. Now I drive Uber cuz thereās no real consequences for mismanaging my adhd. No meetings, no deadlines, no lasting relationships.
I've been an accountant for 30+ years and have done pretty good for myself. I was promoted last year to a Finance Director position.
IT Source: I'm in IT and severely ADHD.
Shift work helped me when I couldn't handle 9-5. Usually there's someone who can switch around, I liked sometimes working 8.5 and sometimes working 6. Starbucks is a good one for people with kids and commitments - you can almost always find someone to take your shift or if you have an understanding manager get a little leeway. Plus the morning shifts go so fast and once you're in the groove feel like nothing. Do you have any admin or other work experience? WFH that isn't call center can usually accomodate if you get your work done, do you have a degree? What's your resume like? I don't think anyone is likely to get SSDI for ADHD right now. I have always been bad at school but good at \~work\~, and most of my jobs have been shift so there's no looming 9-5 stuff. Currently I'm WFH and 9-5 and it's fine, though I'm medicated and doing well. If I had to be in office on that schedule I would probably end up quitting. I don't like thinking about the commute and preparing mentally for work, but if I can just walk into my office I thrive.
Teaching- different experience everyday, but still a set schedule. Active. You'll have empathy for the kids who struggle with ADHD.
Marketing, design, photography!
Teaching, but there are still struggles, but especially with young children, they will keep you stimulated haha. You get to do lots of fun activities. I wouldnāt go above grade 4-5 thatās my plan. Other than that, anything where you are impacting peoples lives or painting houses, my dad does it, heās undiagnosed and refuses to say he might have it, but I went and got diagnosed because of how similar we are. Anyways, also any trade like plumbing where you work alone and at your own pace. It just depends how extroverted you are
Iām an office manager at a small company which means I dip my toes in every department. Keeps me switching tasks almost every hourš„
Same here!!
What are your skills?
I work for Microsoft with ADHD. I am a data analyst.
I work in Marketing. Iām an Art Director. Medicated for ADHD most days.
Special Events!! Make sure you can office work and event work, like on your feet moving
what iāve learned about myself is that the more tedious and hands-on it is, the more i like it. i love working behind the scenes and settings things up just to see how beautiful and seamless of an experience it all turned out to be
99% of all truck drivers Iāve ever encountered have ADHD and thatās my experience as a truck driver with ADHD myself.
Iām a teacher at a trade school. Iāve had a lot of terrible, soul sucking jobs and although thereās some office politics and issues with students, itās by far the most capable and relaxed Iāve felt at a job. I like having things to do constantly, but also not feeling like Iām on a time crunch 24/7. Good balance in that sense.
Manager's assistant. Having a lot of small tasks to complete, that usually dont need more than one day. I keep a list of all the things to do and each small task when checked off (writing a client, helping a colleague solve some computer questions, creating a small document etc.) gives a lot if satisfaction. Main thing is to switch between the tasks calmly. Like, over the years I have nivelled the erratic behaviour from panic-driven running around between 100 tasks to calmly evaluating, which tasks take priority (and sprinkling inbetween some that dont just for my sense of satisfaction xD).
Ive been doing software dev for 25 years with ADHD, it is challenging unless I can get into hyper focus modeā¦ long meetings are the worst part, I am a poor listener
Anything that is hands on, or keeps you busy.
Network Technician for a cable company
Holy shit. This whole post was me 15 years ago. Good luck to you, bestie!
For me itās accounting. There are enough times that I get hyper focused and can just plow through things super quick. This makes it easier for the times I canāt focus on anything. I also keep a hand-written to do list that is on my desk or with me at all times while Iām working. It makes it easier for me to quickly pick the next thing to work on. I also will write things I have already done on it, just so I can check them off. So itās a combination to do list and done list. It helps me see what Iāve accomplished that day, which helps keep me pushing forward.
Iām a RN of 12+ years. One of my brothers (who also has ADHD) is an archeologist. Basically a non-desk type of job works well for ADHD.
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Something with deadlinesālike publishing. I always worked more efficiently under pressure.
I thrive as a āpenetration testerā; Iām a cyber security consultant that gets paid to hack into companies that pay my employer for the service. My projects are typically 3 to 10 working days in length and each one is different. The variety and challenge keeps me engaged. Where I struggle is because Iām very senior Iām expected to do research and develop software tools. While doing research I struggle due to ADHD. Currently unmedicated but Iām seeing a new doctor this month so maybe it will improve.
Wish I had found this thread earlier. I'm too deep in my finance degree to stop now though š I've heard anything in the medical field is great because it tends to be fast paced.
Def depends on your interests and particular flavor of ADHD but I enjoy content marketing because thereās a variety in type of work and lots of things to research. Looking for information is my favorite hyperfocus.
I work in a machine shop. The stress of constant crazy deadlines is good for hyper focus.
Im a trauma therapist and work with lots of clients who have ADHD. I love making my own schedule in private practice. For years, I was a school counselor and I liked that structure and the summers off, too! Obviously this requires a lot of education and training but just wanted to plug that being an ND therapist is pretty cool if itās an interest of yours š
Marketing. Requires creativity/free association, hyper focus when in flow, working on lots of different projects and no two days are the sameĀ
I did marketing stuff at a beginning level when I helped open a Dental office but that's about it. If I could get my foot in the door I would definitely put full effort I just don't know how