Yay! The right job for me! | ADHD Information

Good Show!

My employment history pretty much stank, except for one job that I was good at.  I left it for a few years, because I wanted to see what else was out there.  I wasn't ready to settle into a career for the long haul.  There was also a part of me that wanted to leave before anything bad happened. I felt like I was pretending to be good at my job but eventually I would slip up, mess up, or get bored.  So off I went.

The bad things actually happened when I left.  Wow, the grass is so... NOT greener on the other side.  I discovered there were TONS of really miserable jobs that paid a lot better, but were not at all worth it.  So I went back to my former job.  This time around, diagnosed and on medication, I don't feel like a big fake anymore.  I can honestly say that I am really good at what I do.  (That is the first time I have ever said that and meant it.) 

Things have gone really smoothly for the last year, and I now have the confidence to make professional opportunities for myself.  Today I found out that I was approved accelerated training/early promotion!  I started the reading assignments today.  I have never read 100 pages of such boring stuff with such enthusiasm.  (OMG, ever yawn and do a snoopy dance at the same time? Wierd, trust me.) 

Aside from the reading assignments, my work is interesting and I no longer have that awful insecurity about my job performance.  My boss actually gets irritated when I am oversensitive or paranoid about my work/time management/communication skills/organizational problems.  It still seems a bit like this is happening to someone else.  But I am starting to accept that I have a job that I am good at and that I actually like.

 

 

**mumbles about starting that dating thing again, out of excuses** 

I think that is great!!!  Now you know what is on the other side and that you don't like it and now don't have to wonder ever again!  Great on your job success!Wonderful, Reisa.

What do you do? I need a new career.
I am a disability examiner for social security disability claims. **Shhh, thems fightin words, sometimes!*

 

 

Reisa,

The fast track promotion is really excellent news.  That is a sure sign!

Best Wishes.

  Great!!!