Special Interest job goes Kaput...

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Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:06 pm Post subject: Special Interest job goes kaput...
So I was working in my chosen area of interest, my passion, my lifelong special interest,
When I suddenly found myself being bullied/taken advantage of, not being understood, and generally suffering because of how I am. I can relate well with public and individuals, it is sometimes management that doesn't "get" me... This has caused me to leave that work and go back to the realm of work that I used to do.
If I could make my way working for myself in my special interest (say, as a business owner) I totally would, but that is not feasible. I do like my new job and really hope I (with recent diagnosis) don't screw it up. I want to better myself socially and cope better - really thrive in this new environment. But I am at heart a bit devastated about the special interest job dying.
I have a tiny flickering flame of hope that someday I could make that work somehow.

Anybody make their special interest work as a career/job? If so, what and how?
Have the challenges been most related to external or internal factors, and what?
Thanks for sharing stories/hope/even commiserating.

Not sure if this applies but i will try to interact about this issue. I want to help. Here is all i know. I have concluded that mathematically there are going to be hits and misses when it comes to goal setting. Special interests have many applications. The problem comes if the harm is reputational. Since i am unsure of how to solve that i just concentrate on skill building. My former supervisors from my old job are awesome and super supportive. There was a job offer that turned out to be false and I got tricked by that offer. My former coworkers and bosses in real life are all good, but I had problems with a weird guy that tricked me online with a false job offer. I thought it was in my special interest but that was just a smokescreen.. Moral of the story is to not take online jobs from other states, or unpaid internships. That can be risky. In real life my work is awesome but online it has been tough. I could never check my own references after i learned of the problem, i can't fool the people he badmouthed me to, its just so obvious it is me or someone with teletale lack of confidence. So the people he poisoned the well to are lost. I simply will return to my former work activity, like before the fake online offer. Special interests tend to manifest thru different skills thru history with technology changes. I just try to concentrate 100%. i try to do many different things all related to the special interest in case it doesn't pan out. Im not a failure, i am neutral at life. So hopefully this approach is efficient. I have consistent AQ of 43. This is obvious to others and i cant hide it no matter what (even online!) the objective evidence is there. The only success and acceptance i have found is in an academic research job. They really understand, plus the laws are stronger in those job types. The worst job idea? Trying to fulfill requests from pr journalist nts. Like swimming upstream with blinders on only to find out one has no clothes on, that kind of farce. My academic friends/fellow students warned me about ppl trying to confusingly question science ppl and told me that's why they deleted their Facebook, seriously. The pr folks hack alot too, but they are obvious and retaliate when caught. Research in academia is the only environment where i truly feel/felt like i could contribute and accepted for what i can sense as important, stuff like extremely minor details but its fun because its also creative within structure. If you are good they take you seriously, its shocking at first but it is great to contribute and help others with things that are fueled by special interest. Develop multiple skills from special interest and a greater probability of success will be possible. They know me and therefore are very supportive, some of them are on the spectrum too. The academic workplaces tend to be longer term too.