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07 Nov 2019, 8:30 pm

I don't know where you live, of course.

You can Google "Civil Service" of your locale. The civil service tests and jobs are usually listed in the website of whatever city, county and state you live in.

For Federal jobs, you can go to https://www.federaljobs.net

There are usually listings for many clerical jobs. And IT jobs. I don't know your qualifications, so I can't advise you too much further.



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07 Nov 2019, 8:33 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I don't know where you live, of course.

You can Google "Civil Service" of your locale. The civil service tests and jobs are usually listed in the website of whatever city, county and state you live in.

For Federal jobs, you can go to https://www.federaljobs.net

There are usually listings for many clerical jobs. And IT jobs. I don't know your qualifications, so I can't advise you too much further.


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07 Nov 2019, 8:35 pm

I probably can't do that.

What did you get your degree in?



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07 Nov 2019, 8:37 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I probably can't do that.

What did you get your degree in?


IT with emphasis in software development.



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07 Nov 2019, 8:38 pm

Do you create websites? Are you able to troubleshoot and fix software?

I'm not really very intelligent about computer programming and all that stuff.



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07 Nov 2019, 8:53 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
Do you create websites? Are you able to troubleshoot and fix software?


No and Yes



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07 Nov 2019, 8:58 pm

There are IT jobs in the civil service. If I see a title, I would not know if you were qualified for it. I wouldn't be able to advise you on that.

Then again.....even if you get a clerical job in the civil service, and you get great health insurance, you can make a pretty good living in a place which doesn't charge high rents.



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07 Nov 2019, 9:20 pm

Cities, towns, townships, counties, states, and the Federal government need people who can troubleshoot and fix things computer-related.



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08 Nov 2019, 2:23 am

Kraftie, I think I just simply want to call it quits. People are going to be able to give me what I need. With my autism and the comorbids (especially the executive dysfunction) I have and how the workplace is today and how complex our society is I don't have a good hand to play with.

I'm going to give this a month and a half and then it's time to let my family know my decision and explaining why.

The truth is sometimes one has to walk away from the poker table and that takes the most balls of all since our society is the type of society that never quits and encourages others to keep going in the face of adversity.

But, at what cost though? What cost do I continue to play the same game I can't win especially when it's others who guard the doors, have all the keys, make all the rules and choose what rules to enforce or not. Maybe it's time to give the american society an emphatic no.



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08 Nov 2019, 3:17 am

cubedemon6073 wrote:
Kraftie, I think I just simply want to call it quits. People are going to be able to give me what I need. With my autism and the comorbids (especially the executive dysfunction) I have and how the workplace is today and how complex our society is I don't have a good hand to play with.

I'm going to give this a month and a half and then it's time to let my family know my decision and explaining why.

The truth is sometimes one has to walk away from the poker table and that takes the most balls of all since our society is the type of society that never quits and encourages others to keep going in the face of adversity.

But, at what cost though? What cost do I continue to play the same game I can't win especially when it's others who guard the doors, have all the keys, make all the rules and choose what rules to enforce or not. Maybe it's time to give the american society an emphatic no.



Cube, we discussed in the past a possible relocation to a rural area where the pressure is less and the people are nicer. With your talent finding something creative to do, perhaps collaborating with other Aspies, MonaPereth gave some useful suggestions. Thinking out of the "cube" so to speak. Doing something that suits your executive function at your own pace. Necessity is the mother of invention. What do you think?


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08 Nov 2019, 3:21 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
Cities, towns, townships, counties, states, and the Federal government need people who can troubleshoot and fix things computer-related.

I don't know how it looks in the US but here civil service is notoriously short of IT guys because most IT specialist go earn more in the private sector.
A troubleshooting IT specialist willing to work for a government wage is a treasure on my Uni.


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08 Nov 2019, 3:39 am

Teach51 wrote:
cubedemon6073 wrote:
Kraftie, I think I just simply want to call it quits. People are going to be able to give me what I need. With my autism and the comorbids (especially the executive dysfunction) I have and how the workplace is today and how complex our society is I don't have a good hand to play with.

I'm going to give this a month and a half and then it's time to let my family know my decision and explaining why.

The truth is sometimes one has to walk away from the poker table and that takes the most balls of all since our society is the type of society that never quits and encourages others to keep going in the face of adversity.

But, at what cost though? What cost do I continue to play the same game I can't win especially when it's others who guard the doors, have all the keys, make all the rules and choose what rules to enforce or not. Maybe it's time to give the american society an emphatic no.



Cube, we discussed in the past a possible relocation to a rural area where the pressure is less and the people are nicer. With your talent finding something creative to do, perhaps collaberating with other Aspies, MonaPereth gave some useful suggestions. Thinking out of the "cube" so to speak. Doing something that suits your executive function at your own pace. Necessity is the mother of invention. What do you think?


Can you link me to mona's suggestions please?



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08 Nov 2019, 4:04 am

cubedemon6073 wrote:
Teach51 wrote:
cubedemon6073 wrote:
Kraftie, I think I just simply want to call it quits. People are going to be able to give me what I need. With my autism and the comorbids (especially the executive dysfunction) I have and how the workplace is today and how complex our society is I don't have a good hand to play with.

I'm going to give this a month and a half and then it's time to let my family know my decision and explaining why.

The truth is sometimes one has to walk away from the poker table and that takes the most balls of all since our society is the type of society that never quits and encourages others to keep going in the face of adversity.

But, at what cost though? What cost do I continue to play the same game I can't win especially when it's others who guard the doors, have all the keys, make all the rules and choose what rules to enforce or not. Maybe it's time to give the american society an emphatic no.



Cube, we discussed in the past a possible relocation to a rural area where the pressure is less and the people are nicer. With your talent finding something creative to do, perhaps collaberating with other Aspies, MonaPereth gave some useful suggestions. Thinking out of the "cube" so to speak. Doing something that suits your executive function at your own pace. Necessity is the mother of invention. What do you think?


Can you link me to mona's suggestions please?



Can't find it. It was our first lengthy discussion, I had just joined I think. It was Marknis's thread I think. Mona suggested starting a project with other Aspie programmers, you could PM her for suggestions, she's really knowledgable and resourceful.


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cubedemon6073 wrote:
Teach51 wrote:
cubedemon6073 wrote:
Kraftie, I think I just simply want to call it quits. People are going to be able to give me what I need. With my autism and the comorbids (especially the executive dysfunction) I have and how the workplace is today and how complex our society is I don't have a good hand to play with.

I'm going to give this a month and a half and then it's time to let my family know my decision and explaining why.

The truth is sometimes one has to walk away from the poker table and that takes the most balls of all since our society is the type of society that never quits and encourages others to keep going in the face of adversity.

But, at what cost though? What cost do I continue to play the same game I can't win especially when it's others who guard the doors, have all the keys, make all the rules and choose what rules to enforce or not. Maybe it's time to give the american society an emphatic no.



Cube, we discussed in the past a possible relocation to a rural area where the pressure is less and the people are nicer. With your talent finding something creative to do, perhaps collaberating with other Aspies, MonaPereth gave some useful suggestions. Thinking out of the "cube" so to speak. Doing something that suits your executive function at your own pace. Necessity is the mother of invention. What do you think?


Can you link me to mona's suggestions please?



Can't find it. It was our first lengthy discussion, I had just joined I think. It was Marknis's thread I think. Mona suggested starting a project with other Aspie programmers, you could PM her for suggestions, she's really knowledgable and resourceful.



We discussed this in Marknis' thread "What I want in this life" May 2019
Mona made suggestions in another thread regarding how to organize Aspie programmers to collaborate :heart: that I can't find.


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08 Nov 2019, 9:08 am

How about using your computer skills as sort of a side hustle to supplement your Benefits?



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08 Nov 2019, 10:12 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
How about using your computer skills as sort of a side hustle to supplement your Benefits?


How? How am I to do this?

I already tried to do computer repair business. It didn't work.

Right now, your response does the very thing I complain about on this thread. Giving very overly-simplistic pat answers to a complex issue.