👋🏻Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed this video! Let me know if you've struggled with ADHD job hopping like I have! 😥😥 And don't forget to join us on the free Focus Bootcamp! ---> be.ultranormal.co/focus-bootcamp - Chris
You can choose to believe whatever you wish, I'd just suggest you take in as much information as you can into those beliefs. I'll leave you with this for your consideration: www.additudemag.com/adhd-driving-risks-research-safety/#:~:text=Drivers%20with%20ADHD%20experience%20more,crash%20than%20drivers%20without%20ADHD.&text=Adolescents%2C%20more%20than%20any%20other,risk%20for%20motor%20vehicle%20crashes.&text=Within%20this%20group%2C%20teen%20drivers,non%2DADHD%20peers%20of%20crashing.
I have ADHD, love driving (racing especially) and have driven with professional race car drivers that gave me props. I think if someone with ADHD or otherwise are interested in it then they’ll be likely to perform well and also be less prone to collisions.
The actual act of driving is stimulating to me, I love it. Following the rules of the road has been hard for me, it's definitely allot easier now that I sold my fast sports car for a slow hatch back. I can just zen out and relax behind the wheel.
Great video again! I personally can relate. That being said avoiding such careers also pushes us ADHD’ers into comfort zone which is not great for our brains. We really need to get comfortable about discomfort
Yes, ADHDers and narcissists don’t go well together. They know exactly how to screw with us/second guess ourselves if we catch them doing something that isn’t quite right. I’ve only worked with one person like that. I had no idea I had ADHD at the time and kind of started believing what she was saying/really second guessing myself + thinking I was imagining things or a bit delusional. Unfortunately, I was 110% correct. And everything I was warning would happen, happened (I wasn’t warning to be mean, just because it meant I couldn’t do my job… which was fundamental to the project… if I failed, the whole thing failed). I got thrown under the bus for her mismanagement and mistakes, and I failed. What was normally a 4mth job, I had to try and do in 2wks (with wringing info and mistakes everywhere). I should’ve run the moment I was onto it. It was an awful lesson + pretty much destroyed me and going further in that industry (I did really well prior). I don’t hate anyone, and usually see some sort of positive in anyone (find a tiny bit of empathy and understanding somewhere… even if they’re awful racists or murders)…. But with her…. I absolutely hate her guts, and will never forgive her. The weirdest thing is I reckon if I ran into her, she’d act all chummy chummy like nothing had ever happened. She threw me ROYALLY under the bus to protect herself. I remember her talking about how she met her husband, who was known far and wide as being the “nicest guy in the world” (not a single person had a bad thing to say about him… except about his choice in wife)…. She said the secret of how she hooked up with him, was she snagged him when he was at his absolute rock bottom (he had a significant loss?). She was awful. ADHDer, trust your gut and run for the hills if you cross paths with a narcissist. 😂😵💫😭.
Nice! Loving the work you do is such a massive help to getting the work done. A toxic boss can suck all the fun out of it tho. Maybe there's another place where you can do a similar role?
I also work as a land surveyor. Only for a week because of the same reason. My survey aide acts like he knows it all about surveying but all he does his replacing wrong measured values into something that’s near the desired measurement.
Thanks for making a great video! Could you please make a list of examples of careers under these broad categories? This is something i am struggling with nowadays
Hey! Thanks for the comment! I hesitate to really give the specific examples and to keep it to the principles because ultimately job roles can vary from company to company so some paperwork-filled jobs may not be a paperwork-filled job at another company. The main thing I would say is to not look for one perfect career, simply keep developing the self-awareness as to how your brain works, and keep iterating in the direction that interests you. There's never one perfect role, but there will always be better roles for you as you grow. Hope that helps!
Ive been a dj,events manager, restaurant manager, zoo ranger, sales, customer service, marketing, emcee, uber driver, bartender. What you is not false, but adhd is very different for each person. The longest job i could do was being a club dj, unfortunately in my country ( Malaysia) there are not many dj vacancies. Currently i am unemployed. Hope this helps.. and for those who say adhd is like having a super power - F You -
Absolutely! And like I said in the video, this isn't a video about what you can/can't do, if you're interested in something, then your chance of success with it is way higher than any *perfect ADHD career*.
Like I said in the video, I'm not saying it's impossible, just pointing out challenges and the reasons why. ADHDers can be successful at whatever they choose to!
@@chrissyp7 Well I didn't say it was going to be easy 😁 Just doable with the mental condition that we have. Instead of being on a disadvantage, In the trades we are about average.
We work with a lot of trades for work, and it’s so clear to me who are the ones with ADHD Vs those without. The ones with ADHD are a nightmare to deal with (creates so much work for me chasing them up, correcting their invoices, they replace the working air conditioners + leave the broken ones, they blame you + get defensive instead of owning up to mistakes). Unless you’re anal or have someone anal working for you, or you work for someone anal who has an organised workplace with great systems + trains you well, my suggestion is not to go into a trade…. Or if you do, get a kick arse project manager or work for someone….. don’t become an ADHD boss trying to do everything. Haha. I suffer enough with ADHD myself. I just had to do a 17 fricking page checklist for our builder because he lost his (and he’s made enough mistakes that I make sure we both do lists together + agree while we’re onsite, before we make plans and book stuff in…. Otherwise he forgets or says I didn’t tell him! In addition to doing his list, emailing it to his wife, I also printed off a copy and gave him my clip board (that I need so I don’t lose things)….. I know he’s not going to read and will lose. But I had to give it to him like that so he can’t deny I didn’t give it to him - haha. Doing all of that is so hard for me/depletes my bandwidth, however, it’s easier than the other option (going of lists etc 10,000 times… having things missed + having to meet again). I can’t stand working with trades with ADHD. I’m desperate for OCD ASD - haha. I don’t care if they’re rude or ridge… I just want them to do the fricking job and stop making so many mistakes (that I have to chase up!) . Unfortunately I work with my father (undiagnosed ADHD) and the ADHD trades are the only people who will put up with him. We’re like the Ritalin gang… we should not be working together, but we’re like magnets to each other!
I don't think it's as clear cut as this. ADHD includes a set of a traits and behaviours that's quite wide ranging. Because of this, it's not often that two people with ADHD are going to live the same way Providing a list like this might provide a sensible format to focus the topic for your video, but in reality I don't think it's a useful approach. People need to consider their own abilities. For instance, I'm diagnosed with ADHD-PI and I thrive on complexity and have built a development career based on it.
Hopefully I made it clear that it's not a matter of ADHDer's "can't" do these jobs, but if you don't have a direct interest in them then they may be tougher than most. I have other videos on my channel about jobs that ADHDers are really good at!
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👋🏻Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed this video! Let me know if you've struggled with ADHD job hopping like I have! 😥😥
And don't forget to join us on the free Focus Bootcamp! ---> be.ultranormal.co/focus-bootcamp
- Chris
I love to do engineering, I just don't like all the paperwork related. But I love all learning and analyzing stuff.
That's awesome! There's definitely some parts of jobs that really make our brain struggle (mine is boring paperwork too)
I absolutely refuse to believe that people with ADHD are worse drivers. In fact, I'd argue that they're actually better.
You can choose to believe whatever you wish, I'd just suggest you take in as much information as you can into those beliefs. I'll leave you with this for your consideration: www.additudemag.com/adhd-driving-risks-research-safety/#:~:text=Drivers%20with%20ADHD%20experience%20more,crash%20than%20drivers%20without%20ADHD.&text=Adolescents%2C%20more%20than%20any%20other,risk%20for%20motor%20vehicle%20crashes.&text=Within%20this%20group%2C%20teen%20drivers,non%2DADHD%20peers%20of%20crashing.
I have a driving job because it pays well
I have adhd and driving isn’t very fulfilling. I also have had many near misses due to being distracted.
I have ADHD, love driving (racing especially) and have driven with professional race car drivers that gave me props. I think if someone with ADHD or otherwise are interested in it then they’ll be likely to perform well and also be less prone to collisions.
The actual act of driving is stimulating to me, I love it. Following the rules of the road has been hard for me, it's definitely allot easier now that I sold my fast sports car for a slow hatch back. I can just zen out and relax behind the wheel.
Do they make good surgeons??
I love solo work as an introvert.
That's awesome! I do a lot of work solo too, I try to mix it up as much as I can to keep myself out of my comfort zone :)
Everyone is different, even ADHDers, and with the right scaffolding and support, anyone with ADHD can do anything!
Of course! Exactly what I say in the video too 😀
Exactly .. there's too much talk about what 'we' are able to do, and far too many generalisations.
Great video again! I personally can relate. That being said avoiding such careers also pushes us ADHD’ers into comfort zone which is not great for our brains. We really need to get comfortable about discomfort
Thank you for the kind words!
I do agree! Not everyone wants to hear that, but I'm all about discomfort, it's the space where we grow the most.
Finally understand why I hated cold-calling and now later on in my career prefer to work in a role where I make the buying decisions 😅
Ha, yeah I hated cold calling too, it was the worst
This is really good. Thank you for doing this video.🎶
Thanks so much Jess!!
Was working in scaffolding but alongside several narcissistic people was horrendous had to quit
Oof, that sounds like a lot to deal with
Yes, ADHDers and narcissists don’t go well together. They know exactly how to screw with us/second guess ourselves if we catch them doing something that isn’t quite right. I’ve only worked with one person like that. I had no idea I had ADHD at the time and kind of started believing what she was saying/really second guessing myself + thinking I was imagining things or a bit delusional. Unfortunately, I was 110% correct. And everything I was warning would happen, happened (I wasn’t warning to be mean, just because it meant I couldn’t do my job… which was fundamental to the project… if I failed, the whole thing failed). I got thrown under the bus for her mismanagement and mistakes, and I failed. What was normally a 4mth job, I had to try and do in 2wks (with wringing info and mistakes everywhere). I should’ve run the moment I was onto it. It was an awful lesson + pretty much destroyed me and going further in that industry (I did really well prior). I don’t hate anyone, and usually see some sort of positive in anyone (find a tiny bit of empathy and understanding somewhere… even if they’re awful racists or murders)…. But with her…. I absolutely hate her guts, and will never forgive her. The weirdest thing is I reckon if I ran into her, she’d act all chummy chummy like nothing had ever happened. She threw me ROYALLY under the bus to protect herself. I remember her talking about how she met her husband, who was known far and wide as being the “nicest guy in the world” (not a single person had a bad thing to say about him… except about his choice in wife)…. She said the secret of how she hooked up with him, was she snagged him when he was at his absolute rock bottom (he had a significant loss?). She was awful. ADHDer, trust your gut and run for the hills if you cross paths with a narcissist. 😂😵💫😭.
@@rainbows_trees_clouds_dais1766 that sounds like a tough situation indeed. I hope you are in a better place now?
You are SO spot-on!
I was a land surveyor that was exactly kinda right for a person with adhd everyday newplace it was fun but i had a shitty boss i should try it again
Nice! Loving the work you do is such a massive help to getting the work done. A toxic boss can suck all the fun out of it tho. Maybe there's another place where you can do a similar role?
I also work as a land surveyor. Only for a week because of the same reason. My survey aide acts like he knows it all about surveying but all he does his replacing wrong measured values into something that’s near the desired measurement.
Thanks for making a great video! Could you please make a list of examples of careers under these broad categories? This is something i am struggling with nowadays
Hey! Thanks for the comment!
I hesitate to really give the specific examples and to keep it to the principles because ultimately job roles can vary from company to company so some paperwork-filled jobs may not be a paperwork-filled job at another company.
The main thing I would say is to not look for one perfect career, simply keep developing the self-awareness as to how your brain works, and keep iterating in the direction that interests you.
There's never one perfect role, but there will always be better roles for you as you grow.
Hope that helps!
@@BeUltranormal yes it did🩶🤍
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This video is awesome, so relatable!
Thanks so much!
Really appreciate you stopping by
Ive been a dj,events manager, restaurant manager, zoo ranger, sales, customer service, marketing, emcee, uber driver, bartender.
What you is not false, but adhd is very different for each person.
The longest job i could do was being a club dj, unfortunately in my country ( Malaysia) there are not many dj vacancies. Currently i am unemployed.
Hope this helps.. and for those who say adhd is like having a super power - F You -
Absolutely! And like I said in the video, this isn't a video about what you can/can't do, if you're interested in something, then your chance of success with it is way higher than any *perfect ADHD career*.
Keep it up with this topic! U just got one sub from me!
Thank you so much!!
Software Engineer here with ADHD.
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Event coordinators wrong too, adhd can do very well with high stress high paced coordination jobs (me included)
Like I said in the video, I'm not saying it's impossible, just pointing out challenges and the reasons why. ADHDers can be successful at whatever they choose to!
So any job really...
Definitely wouldn't say that. I made another video on a lot of great careers for ADHDers
@@BeUltranormallink please
@@sontomaphalala969 It's on the ADHD playlist on my channel!
Exactly my thoughts. Just about every job type in existence was touched on.
Pro-tip, get a trade
Nice
I'm in a trade, it still sucks and is hard to keep up with it all
@@ranc1977 Which trade with would that be? Hairstylist?
@@chrissyp7 Well I didn't say it was going to be easy 😁 Just doable with the mental condition that we have. Instead of being on a disadvantage, In the trades we are about average.
We work with a lot of trades for work, and it’s so clear to me who are the ones with ADHD Vs those without. The ones with ADHD are a nightmare to deal with (creates so much work for me chasing them up, correcting their invoices, they replace the working air conditioners + leave the broken ones, they blame you + get defensive instead of owning up to mistakes). Unless you’re anal or have someone anal working for you, or you work for someone anal who has an organised workplace with great systems + trains you well, my suggestion is not to go into a trade…. Or if you do, get a kick arse project manager or work for someone….. don’t become an ADHD boss trying to do everything. Haha. I suffer enough with ADHD myself. I just had to do a 17 fricking page checklist for our builder because he lost his (and he’s made enough mistakes that I make sure we both do lists together + agree while we’re onsite, before we make plans and book stuff in…. Otherwise he forgets or says I didn’t tell him! In addition to doing his list, emailing it to his wife, I also printed off a copy and gave him my clip board (that I need so I don’t lose things)….. I know he’s not going to read and will lose. But I had to give it to him like that so he can’t deny I didn’t give it to him - haha. Doing all of that is so hard for me/depletes my bandwidth, however, it’s easier than the other option (going of lists etc 10,000 times… having things missed + having to meet again). I can’t stand working with trades with ADHD. I’m desperate for OCD ASD - haha. I don’t care if they’re rude or ridge… I just want them to do the fricking job and stop making so many mistakes (that I have to chase up!) . Unfortunately I work with my father (undiagnosed ADHD) and the ADHD trades are the only people who will put up with him. We’re like the Ritalin gang… we should not be working together, but we’re like magnets to each other!
I don't think it's as clear cut as this. ADHD includes a set of a traits and behaviours that's quite wide ranging.
Because of this, it's not often that two people with ADHD are going to live the same way
Providing a list like this might provide a sensible format to focus the topic for your video, but in reality I don't think it's a useful approach.
People need to consider their own abilities.
For instance, I'm diagnosed with ADHD-PI and I thrive on complexity and have built a development career based on it.
Yep! I mention these points at the start of the video.
Where are yo from?
England!
This is of course geared towards the hypersensitivity ADHDers
I feel like I covered a larger spectrum of ADHD than that
I think you should have pointed out the ADHD type when talking about the jobs they're good at & not good at.
@@eia2704 I'll bear that in mind!
@@BeUltranormal sure thing, keep up with the good work
Driving is not accurate!
Don't shoot the messenger! :)
www.additudemag.com/adhd-driving-risks-research-safety/#:~:text=Drivers%20with%20ADHD%20experience%20more,crash%20than%20drivers%20without%20ADHD.&text=Adolescents%2C%20more%20than%20any%20other,risk%20for%20motor%20vehicle%20crashes.&text=Within%20this%20group%2C%20teen%20drivers,non%2DADHD%20peers%20of%20crashing.
I feel like this guy just named 99.9% jobs out there that ADHD people cannot do.
Hopefully I made it clear that it's not a matter of ADHDer's "can't" do these jobs, but if you don't have a direct interest in them then they may be tougher than most. I have other videos on my channel about jobs that ADHDers are really good at!
Are sure RUclips is right for you? 😂
Based on this list: solo, sedentary, few benefits, lots of moving parts, rejection... OMG lol
England or united kindom
yep! :)
After watching this video till the end, i can conclusively say that it is absolute BS
Thanks for the feedback!
Agreed.