Today's Takeaway Lesson

[soc_puppet]

Shiiiit, I am super ADHD.

(Oh look, it's that lack of ability to prioritize thing that my boss has gotten on my case about before! And not being able to manage my time properly! And deciding to actually leave when I'm scheduled to leave when there's still a few things that could conceivably be done either today or tomorrow! HOW ABOUT THAT!)



Also, a fun quote from me:

"Brains: Can't reason with 'em, can't reason without 'em."

Because brains. And neurodivergence. And all of that fun stuff.

Comments

[soc_puppet]

Honestly, I latched onto a wristwatch from a very early age. Possibly second grade? Sometime in grade school, at any rate. I rely so heavily on watches and clocks that having a watch break or losing it left me feeling horrifyingly adrift. Probably half the reason I'm okay not wearing a watch these days is because I virtually always have my cell phone with me and can check time on it.


Urgh, I feel you so hard on different learning/communication styles. I'm pretty sure I've got the same situation the other way 'round with my current boss; if I had to guess MBTI assessment, I'd put her firmly in Thinking rather than Feeling, where as I am very much Feeling with a side of Hyperempathy (not to mention RSD). Problem is, I'm not sure how aware she is that other people communicate differently? Or that changing her communication style for other people might help at all. It's frustrating :/

[which_chick]

I am not sure how to broach the learning/communication styles topic and have a good outcome, especially if the person you need to have the talk with is a boss of you. But yeah, it's so frustrating when people are not-well-suited out of the box because nobody in that situation is being INTENTIONALLY obstructive or hurtful or nasty and yet stuff just... sucks.

[soc_puppet]

Ugh, yeah, it's a tricky situation. She's still miles better than my first boss at this job, and probably the second as well, but still. I did end up sending her an informative link on RSD after a brief meeting with minor constructive criticism ended with me in tears, but I have no idea if she actually read it.

That said, it probably wouldn't hurt for me to contact HR and be all, "Hey, I've got ADHD, I don't know what sort of accommodations I might need or want for it, but I do want to make sure it's noted somewhere in case I figure it out."