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jimmy m
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11 Feb 2022, 1:50 pm

KMCIURA wrote:
These folks were lucky to have you as their supervisor.


Probably. But in my case I didn't even know there was such a thing as Aspies. I found out about this condition long after I retired. I knew I was different than other people, but I didn't understand there were other people like me in the world.


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11 Feb 2022, 5:05 pm

jimmy m wrote:
FrankStein wrote:
Everyone here starting a career or looking for a job should understand that systematic work with less interaction with the public will be better for you.


I couldn't agree more.

I respectfully disagree. :D Like all ASD aspects, it depends on the person. For an extraverted ASD person, I believe it's time pressure and/or sensory overload they need to avoid, not the public. My Autistic mother and I enjoy working with customers. Granted, to start both my mom and I were mostly in technology. Later my mom went into retail and call centers - and still was amazing with customers. Now in her late 70s she is considering that she may start teaching. I am teaching in public schools while I am "between jobs" and I make it work. Unusual to be sure in a good way. (I am lenient but have high standards.) My management style in the office was similar when I briefly or unofficially had those opportunities.