Good news! We are NOT too disorganized, too distracted, or too bored to succeed at the workplace. As it turns out, the vast majority of adults with ADHD are satisfied with their work and feel their current positions showcase and leverage their strengths.
The job diversity reflected in these responses proves there is no one “perfect job” for people with ADHD. More critical to job satisfaction is that the position taps into your passions. “It’s not you or your job, but the fit between the two,” wrote one reader.More than half of those surveyed said their current position showcases and leverages their talents and strongest traits “extremely well” or “very well.” Only about 15% don’t feel that their job is well suited to their skills.
“ADHD can be an asset or a liability,” said one reader. “You have to know your own strengths and set yourself up for success. The same goes for your challenges,” said another. “Accept that your brain works differently; it is incredibly freeing,” another added respondent. “Find a job that suits your personality and plays to your strengths.”
Strengths vary from person to person, but the survey revealed a short list of job qualities that bring out the best in ADHD brains:is kryptonite for ADHD brains. More than half of survey respondents cited tedium as a work problem. Work that offers an ever-changing variety of tasks keeps adults with ADHD from slipping into the doldrums, and losing their motivation in the process. “Retail has been great for me because of all the cross-training I’ve accumulated,” wrote one reader.
Paperwork, office politics, and noisy colleagues ranked high on the list of annoyances among respondents, who said the following
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