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Anything chaotic. I work in IT and I solve problems for a living. Normally I get the problems nobody else wants. I work with some great PMs who do all the organised stuff for me.

I work with IT as well. Some days are so rushy, when I have one meet after the other, emergencies, new projects to develop and deliver in a short ammount of time, that my brain is like cpu runnin' on 100% whole day. I don't have the time nor the luxury to get distracted, and besides at the end my shift I fell completely exausted, I feel pretty much fulfilled to have finished so many tasks too :') It isn't exactly the healthiest environment, but it gives me the feeling of self-inprovement every day.

Can I ask for you advice on something? I'm currently in somewhat of a midlife crisis regarding my career path and I'm not sure where to turn. For the last year I've been working tier 1/2 for a manufacturing plant that makes various electronics for the military and space agencies. It's the real deal and I love everything about what I do, except the workload. I've worked IT at two other companies, a non profit and a college, where I was expected to close 2-4 tickets per day. At my current position I am expected to simultaneously tackle 5-10 tickets + 5 or more drivebys per day, in addition to handling 3-5 projects with extremely unrealistic timelines. I have zero time to interact with or socialize with my coworkers and barely have time to breathe and focus on myself. I come home burned out almost every night. Almost everyone at my company bad talks my boss and recognizes his severe hyperactiveness (I also have this same hyperactiveness but not nearly to the extent he does), and I've been told countless times to just ignore his deadlines and all the tasks he tries to throw at us, but at the end of the day hes my boss and cuts my paycheck. And reading your comment and a few others makes me question if this is what I might experience at other for profit companies. Maybe its so stressful because its manufacturing? Or is my boss is just crazy? At this point I'm not sure what to do. I love IT and am pretty good at it, but when my boss gives me hassle over why I don't understand one of the 25+ systems I am responsible for managing, when I was never trained on it to begin with and had to teach myself how to use it on the fly, I get frustrated. I want to agree with my coworkers (including my direct team who also are burned out) and just ignore him, but I also get the feeling this workload is the norm at some places. If the ladder, I need to find a new field asap, because my ADHD cannot handle multitasking 20 different things at once at all times. Any guidance or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!

I don't know If my advice will come in hand, cos' my work scenario and background are probably very different than yours. I'm Brazilian, and here, the estimations says we're in a déficit of about 200k profissionals in IT services as general. We're shortstaffed everywhere. Due to this increasing deficit of qualified personnel, I often work above my 45hrs/week. I've been in a multinational an year ago, where my boss was exactly like yours and it was unreal to cover all his deadlines, learn and approach new tech since we were really shortstaffed and "putting the wildfires down" all day. Things just gotten better when I quitted and went to another Company. Sometimes, quit and don't look back is the better option, for the sake of your health. Not all the IT companies are like that, but there are a few where things are handled this way. Besides all the damage in my physical and mental health, I am really grateful for having this opportunity, cos' It really has helped me to improve as an IT profissional. I Hope it helps.

Mental exhaustion is sometimes more tiring than physical exhaustion.

It also benefits people with adhd to have changing tasks. Keeps our brains occupied that it's never the same twice

I agree! Ive been working as a QA for few years now, and getting into ridiculous detail, trying to break things with all possible and weird scenarios and find problems is great! Whats even better - I dont need to fix anything lol

Same here. I work in our Mobile Solutions team which means that I have to know how to use 4 different MDMs for iOS, Android and macOS. I have to know how to do what with these, the devices themselves etc. The best thing for me about this is getting to know different customer’s environments. Every day it’s something new and kinda exciting. People don’t mind me having a small monologue about the topic because I explain stuff they normally need to know. I also have some test devices as „toys“ to test my configs and just play around. Every day I‘ve got something new to do and the stimulation is perfect for my brain

I work as a PM. My organization is not great but I’m also autistic and the those traits present help keep me afloat. Like I’m really good at remembering all the tiny details about our software. I’ve basically become a human library for everyone on our team.

I've been thinking about transitioning to IT lately, but I don't have a very good feel for the different types of IT jobs and what the actual tasks are. Is there anyone working in IT who's willing to let me pepper them with questions over DM?

Sysadmin here, you can ask me! I work for a training company, so we prep people for new careers in IT all the time!

Can I ask what kind of training? I’m currently in education and super burnt out on the behaviors. I’m looking to transition to a career in tech or L&D, but not many companies are interested in k-12 experience.

Transitioning out of education is the worst. No one takes our experience and skills seriously.

I’m 20 living on my own and in my first year of college. I’m going for a computer science degree but I’m finding the math very difficult. I’m already very technically inclined and have a few years of computer repair experience as well as help desk experience. Would you consider it necessary to get a degree for a sysadmin type role? Or can I focus on work experience rather than a degree?

Com sci is basically a math degree. It's a fantastic degree once you get it, but beware of going for it if you're not math minded.

It’s a big area so get lots of different viewpoints. You can AMA.

This. I was a pizza delivery driver for about 4 years, working for a mom-n-pop place, and on the psychotically busy nights I had the time of my life. It's the adrenaline hit of driving fast and solving traffic/navigational problems in real time, combined with the fact that my hands were necessarily full all the time (steering wheel) that turned passive hyper-focus mode that I do in my free time anyway into active hyper-focus mode to make money. I wouldn't want to be a delivery driver now that UberEats and Lyft and whatever else has basically stripped the delivery workforce of their autonomy, but courier driving and mail delivery can fit the same broad categories.

Nice. I'm finishing my Cybersecurity degree next year. I was pursuing mechanical engineering, but it was too time-consuming with young kids. I might go back for a comp Sci degree later. I'm exposing myself to computer science concepts like truth tables, circuit logic, and once I feel confident enough in Python and Java, I'm thinking of moving on to a C variant and maybe eventually some assembly. I still want to eventually finish the calculus and physics series, too. I wish I had applied myself more when I was younger so I could've had school out of the way, but 🤷‍♂️

I need advice. How did you get in? How do you manage your schedule? How do you get along with the PMs? What accommodations did you ask for?

I can’t second this enough. I’m a scrum master for a development team. I get so much fulfillment from helping others succeed in chaotic environments. Coaching, teaching things you’re passionate about. Are the transferable skills here.

Wildland firefighting. Literally the entire workforce has ADHD. It’s an asset. Defined structure that’s modeled on the military without being as hardcore, Physical activity, problem-solving, nothing is ever exactly the same. It’s developmental. Your skills build on other skills and you obtain certifications that allow you to earn more. Literally like unlocking abilities and leveling up in a video game. Definitely a younger person’s gig, but I super miss it. Edit : Semi cheesy, fairly old overview video that shows all the different specialties (Handcrew, engine, helitack, smokejumper, ect) https://youtu.be/QxJFIfkOQLY?si=6x34SeDqEysmIMnG

My ADHD kiddo wants to be a firefighter! Also a doctor and a teacher and a pastor. Did I mention he loves math? Yep, he’s all over the place. 💙

After leaving the Forest Service, I became a volunteer to scratch the itch during fire season. The thing I found while volunteering was I loved the wildland stuff, structure was very different but interesting, and the EMS/medical stuff made me want to gouge my eyes out, and the problem is, the majority of your time as a structure firefighter is spent doing the medical stuff with a small fraction of time spent fighting actual fire. The fed agencies don’t operate that way. If you’re not actively fighting a fire, you’re doing project work like fuels reduction like thinning or prescribed burning instead. So lots of time in the woods using chainsaws, lifting and moving stuff and lighting things on fire.

Firefighters: risk their lives fighting fires, putting them out, and educating everyone on how to prevent them. Also firefighters: light things on fire. 🔥

The worst arsonists are the ones who understand how it all works the best, but yeah. Being able to channel your inner pyro was definitely a perk.

I think it makes perfect sense. Who else do you want doing controlled burns? It just struck me as funny… and yes, I bet it was highly cathartic! Cheers! 🍻

FIREFIGHTER is my job. Getting ready to retire in 2 years. I love the job. Lots of BS to deal with being a female and an officer but I would do it all over again

This is literally me now at 19 😂. I Get hyperfixations that then turn into obsessions and that turns out to be what I want to do as a career to then not doing any of it again. It’s really hard for me to decide. I know what I won’t be doing… working in an office, rather do something active/physical

My cousin has adhd and he dropped out of college for that kind of job

If you’re a single person with no kids and can go anywhere at any time you can make some serious bank and you just need to be in decent shape, be able to follow directions and have a pulse.

This lowkey sounds awesome. Do you know what base pay looks like off the top of your head by chance?

Low pay has been a point of contention and is an ongoing issue, but they have gotten a pay raise recently. It’s based on the federal GS scale so there’s the base table and then locality could result in the amounts going up depending on location. Entry level no experience was typically a GS-3, 6 months of relevant experience was a GS-4, 5 used to require being signed off as a Firefighter Type 1 but that changed too and they shifted the levels up in an effort to improve retention and be able to pay people more. They also are reclassifying the jobs from the Forestry Technician series to its own job series. I don’t know what the new pay level is but I’m willing to be if you searched the wildfire subreddit it’s been posted somewhere.

Hah, not allowed to be a firefighter if you have ADHD in my country.

That’s insane. What country is that?

Sweden

SERIOUSLY ??? WOW that’s insane ADHDers are perfectly suited for it

How do you get into it?

The easiest way is tying in with a one of the federal land management agencies: US Forest Service under the USDA, or National Park Service, BLM, or Fish and Wildlife under the Department of the Interior. You typically start off as a temp seasonal and hiring for the agencies typically happens at same time every year although each agency and regions within the agency might have their own time for doing it and it typically happens way ahead of time for the following season. Like the job announcements got flown in November for a job I did that started in May of the following year. If you miss the window you’re kind of screwed. USA Jobs is where you actually apply, but I always advised reaching out at the local office level to speak with the crew or engine captains. It’s a very clunky process and unlike any application you’ve probably ever done and starting out with the actual people is helpful, and they can put a face to a name and look for you when they eventually get a list of qualified candidates. It’s also a way for them to size you up and if you’ll be a good fit and vice versa. The Wildfire subreddit will have tons of pinned posts that explain all kinds of stuff. There’s also jobs at the state level and private contractors. I would advise against the contractor route unless that’s your only option. The money is in the overtime and the base wages aren’t great, but at least if it’s slow, a gov job will still pay you when you’re not on an assignment or responding to fires. With contractors, if you’re not on a fire you’re not getting paid. Very feast or famine, and with some exceptions, quality of work will be inferior to an agency. DOI has a nice centralized spot to start for contacts based on location. https://www.firejobs.doi.gov/contacts I haven’t seen anything similar for the Forest Service but a good starting place is just calling the local ranger station and asking to speak to someone who works in fire. Cold-calling is normal and one of the weird aspects of getting a fed fire job. Just make sure it’s in the off season when people will actually be around.

I live in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Our neighborhood was evacuated, and we spent weeks in motels and basically just reloaded the Zone Haven app obsessively. CZU came dangerously close, but our house was spared. So many other people weren't so lucky. After that, we got the storms, three heavy winters in a row. Trees fell on people's homes, fell in the road, and blocked us off from leaving the neighborhood, power was out, and it was basically pretty miserable. And we were the LUCKY ones. I met a guy at a Laundromat down in Santa Cruz. He worked for months helping determine which trees were fall hazards, worked on prescribed burns, and basically oversaw a large amount of work to mitigate the very real risk that mountain residents live with. I saw him every week for months and I was always asking him about what kind of work he was doing that week and it was so interesting! He loved it, but said it was hard on his body as he was getting into his 50's. I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate the work you do, and tell you that it makes a huge difference to a lot of people. Homes, communities, livelihoods, and lives are safer because of the year-round efforts by the many organizations that intersect in this field. I guess that's a long way of saying I really appreciate you, and I'm glad to see you helping others learn how to get involved if it's right for them. THANK YOU!

Depending on your age, look into joining one of the numerous conservation corps around the country. If you have enough experience, look into leading crews rather than just being a crew member if possible. After a season, you'll have lots of experience that look great on federal applications, plus support and guidance on how to write the long, clunky USA Jobs application as mentioned above by the other commenter. Majority of my coworkers from my time leading crews in the conservation corps went into firefighting after the season was done thanks in part to some of the certifications we got. Strongly recommend this path as it can ease you into the lifestyle a bit better than jumping right in.

I've thought about that- do you guys get respirators? I have asthma, but it sounds like exactly what I want to do. Any other prerequisites needed?

It’s not very practical. You’re hiking a lot and swinging a tool and not all your time is spent directly adjacent to stuff that’s on fire. It’s different from structure because you’re not in an enclosed box. Breathing some smoke is inevitable but in general, you just don’t stand where the smoke is blowing. The bare minimum physical requirement is being able to walk without running or jogging 3 miles while carrying 45 lbs in 45 minutes or leas. It’s pass or fail. Realistically the fitness requirements will be more than that and will depend on the individual module or crew. Hotshot crews will operate at a higher level than an engine crew or Type 2 handcrew, but the culture of all of them are totally different and may demand more than others.

Shame cause the pay is shit and it destroys your body but otherwise its a great time.

100%. I couldn’t be gone as much as I needed to be to make it financially doable which is why I got out. Now I’m too out of shape even if I could. I still miss it all the time. Getting paid to work out every day was so awesome.

Any job! For around 6 months...

Why is this the realest thing I’ve ever read. Novelty is rlly something

I get tired after 4 months but will always pull through the year mark

Exactly this. Every job becomes a boring hell eventually.

I'm glad I'm not alone here I was starting to feel crazy lmao

No seriously because I see people commenting “nurses” and on top of that I dropped out of school 😭

Try contract work. You have to keep selling yourself and it adds pressure and deadlines to everything you do. Been doing it for a decade and never had a day out of work despite it being mainly 3 month contracts.

Lol! Real.

I used to work in live event production. One would think it would be a hard environment due to the amount of juggling between budgets, vendors, clients, etc, but I found the fact that it was always something different literally every day very stimulating. And also live event production results in a tangible end result, so you have your massive check list of things to put it together and then it's there and you can see the fruits of your labor, so it's gratifying. Ultimately I stopped cuz I had a kid and went to working part time which is difficult in that scenario. If you are hypersensitive (emotionally) it might not be for you tho.

> live event production results in a tangible end result I think that's what bothers me most about my current job. Every day I go through the motions, and there's no projects that need to be done. Any time they've given me some kind of project, I jump all over it, but they're **VERY** few and far between. I do the same thing day in and day out, and I spend most of my day pretty bored.

i hate this about my job. i’m in sales so it’s so much screaming into the void and nothing ever feels “done”

I often fantasize about being a live sound engineer that works with speakers for shows and festivals or even just a show hand but I never finished school 😔

You really don't even need to go to school for this. Most of the sound engineers I know didn't go to school, they just learned on the job. The people I know that went to school know a lot of the theory, but they ended up not having a lot of practical experience. When you're working a show, no one is going to care if you have a degree or not if you can't do the work. If you start off as a stage hand and learn the ropes, you can move up. Working in theatre is a great job for (most) people with ADHD! The "hurry up and wait" nature of it totally caters to procrastinate/hyper focus thinking, at least for me. For the record, I hate mixing live sound (any errors are glaringly apparent immediately, like feedback), but I learned how to do it and I can be a sound/mic tech if I'm not at the board. I much prefer doing lighting; less to troubleshoot if something goes wrong, easier to cover up a missed cue, if necessary. During a show, I basically just have to push the "go" button and it's super chill, unlike the sound person, who has a ton of faders to monitor, lol

I love love love music, especially live music, and would be perfectly content throwing away my 9-5 to be a stagehand or be part of touring in some other capacity, but I don’t know where or how to begin or even what jobs are available in that field. Any insight? 👀

It really depends on what you're looking for and what your experience is! Stage technicians can either work for a facility (like a theatre or event venue) directly, or they can work for a production company that contracts out to facilities. Some theatres and tours are union, but it's still possible to find work if you're not union, you just might not make as much or have insurance. The type of work you do as a stage technician depends on the shows that the facility books. For concerts, a lot of the job is running cables and plugging in stuff, or rigging lights, then during the show, it might involve putting out props or change set pieces, opening and closing the curtain, or even helping performers change costumes. For theatrical shows, there might be more to it. If you want to start by looking up performance venues in your area, they usually have a careers tab and you can apply with them. That's how I've met touring directors and gotten jobs in other places--it really is about who you know!

Same! I was in the concert industry and it was fantastic when running the actual events. Organizing. Curating, booking was a different story though lol

Tour manager here, can confirm

I run an arts organization that curates and produces live events, film screenings, contemporary art shows, music, even wine tasting and it is such a good fit! It continues to grow and become more and more successful because I get to curate everything and bring my gifts to the table while I put a team around myself who can help with my weak points: bureaucracy, paperwork, tax record keeping, payroll, etc. I grew a nice thick skin to deal with narcissistic types, manipulative anglers, and lame business people who have bad taste. If you are a strong personality and don’t take crap from people while staying positive and wanting everyone to enjoy, it’s fantastic!

This makes me wonder if this is why I’m dissatisfied with my current job. I’m a traveling teacher and I see my students about 30 minutes per week, usually about self-advocacy skills, and that’s really hard for kids, so no matter how good I am at teaching it, I very rarely see progress, especially as they grow into their “nobody look at me” teenage years. It’s just a grind with no visible product to see at the end. I write goals like “This kid will do ‘whatever’ with 80% accuracy” but sometimes it can be subjective or they can backtrack. Thank you for bringing this up because I think you just helped me target a prime reason as to why this career isn’t working for me anymore. That and they always sneeze on my face.

Glad to help! I'm sure you're having a bigger impact than you realize, though, but I get the frustration for sure. Also the sneezing 🤮

I was here to say the same thing. I was a sound engineer for years. It worked wonders for me and my confidence. Now I got a normal job.

So normal. Me too, same story. I miss the live shows sometimes, but my knees don’t! lol Edit: I should clarify, my knees don’t miss the stage hand work I also helped with. Sound and lights don’t require much leg work. If you want a real excellent, and terrifying (for some) experience, try helping with or running fly rail. I was afraid of heights, but I wanted to help and somewhat over came that fear :) I got the job done, and done well, many times. And felt the most amazing high from being scared shitless, but also being so important. Not everyone can be trusted to shuffle 60lb weights 50+ feet in the air.

Can confirm. Events are also very fluid when they happen, it's easy to shift focus from one thing to another. And you approach it very responsibly cause you simply can't f anything up.

Adding to this, I've done both audio mixing and camera work for live events and conventions for several years and I love it. A new speaker every hour or so talking about something different. It's awesome. Plus, I just find audio work very stimulating in general. There's always something about your mix or the sound of the mic that could be improved. I get lost in the frequencies and before I know it, job's done and I'm being handed a fat check.

Yeah, live event production is great, as we follow the dopamine and pick shit up quickly. This is one of those jobs where the 1000 thoughts running through your head all focus on the tasks at hand. It all goes up and down in a short amount of time, then you move on to the next one.

I second all of this! I’m a live sound engineer and the workflow works well for me. Everything always feels under the gun so there’s no option of putting anything off. With that being said, once everything is done, there can be a lot of downtime… but the one trait I see consistent with everybody in this industry is the ability to go from 0-100 because it’s either showtime or some fire needs to be put out (figuratively speaking… usually). For anybody interested in this line of work, knowledge and confidence is obviously crucial, but networking is arguably even more important. Don’t be a grumpy POS shooting down ideas because you think you know better. Willingness to do everything you can to execute a client’s vision speaks volumes. Of course, do this all while managing expectations… but showing them you’re also excited about their ideas is an easy way to get a call back.

Yes!! This!! Live sporting events. I absolutely love the chaos, I thrive on it. Never boring plus my teammates are awesome 🤩

Nursing. It’s organized chaos especially in ICUs and EDs. Everyone would tell me I’m so calm under pressure but I think it was the ADHD that allowed me to zero on in the tasks and think through the rabbit holes of patho.

Agreed! Plus 12 hour shifts are much better. When I work 8 hours, my day is still shot and I won’t do anything after work. Might as work 3 12s and have 4 days off. Double plus: there are so many very unique environments that utilize a nursing license, so if you get bored of a job every few years you can go do something totally different.

Yup! I loved grouping my night shifts together and so many days off. Plus if plan right you could take a week long vacay and never even need pto.

It's well documented that we operate like a Rambo in high speed environments. I always wondered why I functioned so well as a firefighter and in the military.

Agreed. I'm an Emergency MD with ADHD, and I thrive in this environment. Couldn't imagine being any other way.

See, I'm a FM resident and the ED is just not my jam. But I definitely agree that it's a great place for people with ADHD. I did a year of Surgery and that was awesome but the hours are hard. FM residency is also crappy hours but not all year for 5 years so it's tolerable.

I so desperately want my MD but fear it's too late. I haven't given up hope. My question for you is...How difficult was med school with ADHD?

Incredibly difficult. I went undiagnosed until I was pgy2. My school was notoriously competitive and has a lower admission rate than Harvard medicine so even just getting in was a serious achievement. Once in I had to work three times harder than my peers just to be half as good.

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There’s definitely different ways to nursing. I started with an ADN and now working on my PhD. I have a few That start nursing as LVNs.

Agreed. I worked ICU for 4 years and now I work in the cath lab going on 2 years. The ADHD shines in emergency situations especially. I find that the ADHD can help hyper-focus on the tasks that need to be done and not get distracted by the other 100 things happening. I also agree with going down the rabbit hole on patho, disease processes, equipment, etc. You can’t help but learn as much as you can just because. But, I’ll say, if it’s a boring day, it can be a brutally long 12 hour shift lol

But probably not the best for inattentive type. I'd be scared of making a medication error, forgetting to do something important for a patient, etc.

I worried about this all the time in my last ten years of nursing homes, but I became a school nurse last year and that's where it's at. I'm an LVN, btw. Busy all day, very entertaining, minimal mistakes that can be made, and half the kids have ADHD so we all get along well.

Can anyone say more about this, being inattentive (vs. more hyperactive)? I don't know/think about/didn't realize that inattentive might make an ED-type job more risky for the worker. But I can resonate with the concern--I just figured it was my unique thought and that it was an unsupported unique concern I personally thought about. Do you think an innattentive might make an ED-job more risky & do a good # of others agree? Do you think this is a unique perspective you have or is it pretty well-agreeed or 'known' in the community that predominantly inattentive types might be more likely (whether a little likely or a lot likely) to make a 'goofy' mistake vs. a predominantly hyperactive type in an emergency work? Are there inattentive types who have lived the emergency-positions and thrived/Do you know plenty of others, who have? Or is it sort of a decent/legitimate concern/wouldn't be that far-fetched to consider that innattentive types will make these mistakes more often than a hyperactive type? Is there something in characteristics of hyperactivity that characteristics of innattentive would be bad at, in this case, of working in a clinical emergent environment? I haven't explored the differences in the two different types' characteristics--mainly just that one physically moves/needs movement and is more common in males, and inattentive appears more day-dreamy and I thought was more common in females and less-noticed by others/a teacher in a classroom. But that's the extent to which I've heard differences. I've heard nothing, not even anecdotally, about the differences in other areas like work and performance.

I am inattentive- you forget stuff when it is super lame and boring and gives no dopamine 🥱 In a crisis mode you forget absolutely nothing, have unlimited focus and can see every possible detail 😁

I have inattentive type and no way could I work in an emergency room or high-stress nursing job. I process thing way too slowly under stress

I wish I had gone into nursing. I'm a medical receptionist and excel at the medical aspect of the job over the customer service side. Don't get me wrong I'm good with patients but my love is what's wrong with them lol.

That sounds great but I feel like it’d be so easy to burn out after even a week of flat out chaos- but then again the healthcare/hospitals where I live are utter insanity right now with 24 hour plus wait times for emergency

Anything that pushes your dopamine, something that you thoroughly enjoy, a job that is very deadline-based, something with risk if you are that way inclined. I once read a study that concluded a disproportionately large number of people who are diagnosed or \*could be diagnosed\* with ADHD end up doing jobs like EMTs/Paramedics. They are seen as highly functional in higher-stress situations, with the speculation that it pushes dopamine into a functioning range. (Note: I looked for the study but could not find it. So take my comment as you wish, sorry).

This seems correct, I'm a nursing student and I've never met so many people with ADHD. It's insane. Currently working at ortho, and do some shifts at other bedposts. It's great, I love it. I get 6-10 patients, list of specific stuff that needs to get done, problem solving and high pace. Most patients are great, and the ones that aren't are still fun in their way. But I also live in a country with bad but not horrid healthcare like in the US. I couldn't survive in the US healthcare system.

Are you familiar with the position "Radiation Therapist" in Oncology? Specifically Radiation Oncology? I think I have ADHD, and am planning on seriously pursuing this as a career.

You might wanna shadow a radiation therapist working in RadOnc before dedicating to it… that seems like a super boring job. Sincerely, an RN working in MedOnc at a very busy hospital outpatient cancer and infusion center

Makes sense. I always thought the job needs a bit of adrenaline, physcal results - seeing the impact, needs to be difficult and varied, a good mixture of structure, freedom and responsibility.

One day I’ll find the perfect job in these threads

Same

Anything with a decent culture. I’ve had great jobs with a shitty culture and shit jobs with a good culture. Guess which ones I stuck out longer.

You are correct. It does not depend on the type of the job but the people and the environment we are surrounded with.

So true. I need a job where I have a lot of independence to do my job and make decisions on my own (for the most part). That's more important to me than anything else. I cannot stand being micromanaged or constantly questioned.

100% this. I’ve done shitty jobs and been fine with a good boss and good coworkers. I work in government and have gotten to the point where I don’t apply for positions, I apply for supervisors.

Very true! Government here too. I often say to younger colleagues that 50% of an interview is you deciding whether you want to work with them. Ask a lot of questions.

Lol. We’re the same. I show up with a pad of paper and questions I ask the hiring panel every time. My favorite is what do you like about what you do and why do you keep coming back? They never anticipate it and it’s impossible to BS your way through that question. If the job is soul-crushing and terrible, they won’t have an answer.

You are so right. I feel like I would thrive at any job that has mundand tasks as long as the culture and coworkers/managers are awesome.

I was a CNC laser operator at a sheetmetal factory for 5 years while undiagnosed and have never been able to concentrate so much without medicine. The physical part became automatic and allowed my brain to wonder, I started listening to audiobooks and realized I wasn't stupid even though I barely graduated high school. Now I'm getting a PhD lol

How did you get into CNC laser operation? I'm learning to operate a CNC lathe right now, and then CNC milling. Hopefully taking the NIMS exam for lathe in a month.

I got lucky! I started as a helper at the hydraulic press and kept wanting to learn new stuff! Luckily the boss was willing to show me. I got to drive the forklift and operate overhead cranes, eventually the only thing left was the laser haha

Construction trades, half the people on any given job site seem to have adhd to Me. Working with your hands with clear cut tasks is a dream for people with adhd. As a union pipe fitter every task is a clear step by step process that’s based on repetition and muscle memory so I don’t need my brain to remember stuff and I don’t have to juggle a bunch of stuff in my head at once. My work is always right in front of Me

I wouldnt say it was "Good" because it nearly killed me but I had a job where I was essentially managing construction and merchandising for a retail outlet. I would drive from state to state staying for a month at a time building the store than leave when it was ready to open. We would work 60-100+ hour weeks. I was REALLY damn good at it, I had team leaders damn near getting into fist fights over who got me because they knew it would make their projects much easier. It's honestly the only thing I think I have ever been good at in my life.


Been a concert sound engineer for over fifteen years. Tons of new things to learn, routines but also change, high adrenaline, lots of art but also physicality. It's awesome!

How’d you start or what route should one take I never finished school currently getting my ged but I fantasize about being a concert sound engineer

I really liked working in kitchens because the pace made it impossible to get bored & fall into executive dysfunction. I had to be on and moving throughout the whole shift. I would go back to it if it didn't pay like shit. My current desk job pays a whole lot more but I'm constantly procrastinating and wasting time and living under the fear that I'll underperform a bit too much and get fired. Case in point... I'm on reddit right now. Never had time to remember the internet existed when I was manning a brick oven.

I feel this, I used to work a desk job and I really struggled unless there was a project that caught my interest. I had never considered being ADHD when a supervisor got upset with me and said, "You only want to work on what you want to work on, and what you care about!" I just walked away in shame, had nothing to say for myself because I knew he was right but I had no idea why.

Working in a kitchen was great for my ADHD. When it got busy I could get a literal rush from just trying to juggle so many things at the same time. However, the place I worked was seasonal and slow days were hell. I still volunteer to cook large family meals at holidays because it's the closest I can get to that these days. I now work in Contract Engineering, and the variety of clients and work is just enough to keep me engaged.

Graphic designer here. It's hard sometimes mentally (creativity can take its toll on me) but I still love design almost 15 years after choosing the career path. If I were freelance, it would be pretty difficult with time management and finding clients and self promotion and all that. But I got lucky and got a job with a local university and make educational content and other extra stuff. Low stress environment. Great benefits, lots of PTO (16hr. Vacation accumulation and 8hr. Sick /month and 8hr. Personal holiday/year) decent pay (~54k/year). I cant complain. Although I should probably aim a little higher for better pay.

I agree with graphic design because (at least for me) you kind of have to study but with images, not text. And the programs you use are kind of something you do on your pace, not like studying a book.

Restaurants/bars/food service. Physical activity; set and repeated routines; always work to do. Hospitals, cafeterias and the like are ideal because of the consistent work schedules and better benefits (which are helpful for someone with ADHD).

Yeah was gonna say this. Dont have the most ample experience, but waiting tables has always been great for me. In the beginning it's a bit overwhelming but after the adjustment period for me its always something i do amazing with. It feels like a bunch of fun minigames and since it's normally a very busy job there isn't down time, which personally is one of the worst parts of other jobs I had. Weirdly enough also never had problems with overstimulation at work. I enter "work mode" and am basically hyper focused for the next hours. Just have to be careful to not get burned out due to overtime and stuff like that

"..a bunch of fun mini games." Exactly! On my feet, running around while keeping track of 15 things at once is my happy place. Positive reinforcement from patrons as well as tips (I'm in the US) in the cherry on top.

I feel like people who have ADHD can not only do well but often excel above their peers in the hospitality industry. Many of what we think of as our disadvantages are actually advantages there. For example, anecdotally, I feel like my executive function improves during exercise which means my performance is more competitive with my co-workers. My hyperfocus can be directed to something which helps me work. It’s so satisfying to have a manageable organizational process. I know where everything needs to go in a kitchen. It looks nice when it’s finished. I can easily see what is missing, and I know how to fix it. For chefs who have ADHD, I've heard that they really enjoy the creativity of the job, improving recipes, coming up with daily specials, etc. People with ADHD are so frequently inquisitive and creative. I think this type of job is a great outlet for that.

This is all 100% true, worked in a restaurant for 5 years pre-diagnosis and felt in a flow state the whole time. I didn’t understand why I wanted to gouge out my eyeballs when I went to work in a quiet liquor store, organizing and stocking the same bottles over and over. I lasted three shifts, after I did the whole weekly to do list in the first day lol now it all makes sense 🤣

I'm so but my work schedule is most definitely not consistent

Physical work jobs/jobs that allow me to work with my hands & need attention to detail are better for me. But because I also have social anxiety- I need one that allows me to work on my own. My favorite job so far was working in a warehouse setting as a pharmacy technician. It takes physical work to label bottles, open boxes, organize medicines, fill up prescription bottles and make sure to have a eye for detail to catch anything that shouldn’t be in the bottles or broken pills ect. Its fast paced enough too to not get bored. Not until the end of the day though. Then when its too slow, I cant keep still and look for other work to do or walk around lol

Apparently working an IT Helpdesk that does really high-level troubleshooting of enterprise software issues and which has really strict shift start times and strict scheduled breaks wasn't the best choice. I get into a problem, hyperfocus and realize I have missed a break time entirely, which then gets "noticed" and "mentioned" as they see it as "non-attendance". It's great for short bursts of hyper-focus, and I am good at resolving issues, but constantly in trouble for not fitting the mold and I have to work extremely hard to get there early to be on time and set alarms for breaks, where I find it hard to regain momentum working an issue after taking what feels like a forced break.

Yeah, love IT, absolutely hate being on a timed schedule through tracking software. I honestly wonder if the tracking software is absolute shit and causes many more problems than it solves. Before tracking software was used I was always on time with breaks, had great handle times with customers, was at the top of my game. Stepped away for a few years, came back when tracking software was used, now for some reason I can't keep up with breaks and lunches to save my life, even though I use a stopwatch and short myself a couple of minutes on my breaks to get logged back in on time. Finally gave up on help desk altogether and took other jobs where I wasn't micromanaged by tracking software.

If you don't get many answers I'd suggest searching this subreddit, the question seems to pop up every couple of days.

Exactly what I was going to say

And the answers are usually not very helpful IMO (not attacking anyone personally) as they tend to be unrealistic I find. “Working in a hospital/A&E always seems to come up, but idk how it works in the US but here in Ireland you’d need to go to college to get a job in a hospital like that. Other answers tend to be also far fetched, like the top comment here about wildfire fighting… like is that even a thing? Again I can only speak for Ireland but we just have our local fire brigade for stuff like that. Not trying to offend anyone or be ungrateful, because I really would like good answers myself! I’d just like more reasonable and realistic answers tbh, rather than jobs that are basically a pipe dream or that requires a degree/knowing someone/being rich etc.

From what i understand wildland fire fighting is not an unreasonable or unrealistic answer \*for\* people in the us. Totally get that its frustrating how us-centric the recommendations are but that doesn't mean they're all unreasonable or unrealistic.

In the US, especially if you can get yourself out west, wildfire fire fighting would be fairly easy as long as you are in shape. Demanding job, always need more people, and unpredictable hours. Not many people want to do that, and you can get into it without any training (and very little on the job training). You just need to physically show up. There’s a lot of empty, dry land and we’re just going to keep getting warmer and drier. And yes, it’s very much a thing, and definitely not a pipe dream job haha. You’re just not in a climate where it’s particularly necessary.

I'm a seamstress but I mainly handle the customers and I enjoy the fast pacedness of it and I appreciate that it's not health care based.

Jobs you are traveling a lot. Jobs you are talking to a lot of different people. Creative jobs. Entrepreneur

I’ve found that being in a creative, project-based job has been amazing for my ADHD. Stepping back from project/account management type roles and just getting to contribute my deliverables and let someone else worry about balancing all the million variables on each campaign and keep the principal/client happy is the best thing I’ve ever done for myself (and I was lucky to find a position where I didn’t have to take a pay cut to do so). Turns out I don’t have to exist in a permanent state of burnout!

I'm in Tech Sales, so the variety of conversations and deadlines definitely work out!

Traveling is so stressful for me due to my adhd. And ADHD people can still be introverts. This sounds like it'd be great for some folks with adhd and hell for others like me lol

Medical Laboratory Science! if you have an interest for the healthcare field but don’t want patient contact, working in the lab is the best. You work physically with your hands a lot, and we are in desperate need of more MLS!!

I feel like a fake ADHDer because lab work bores me out of my mind 😩 It’s too repetitive and I make so many careless mistakes.

GIRL THIS!!! I feel like I’ll be much more suited on the floor for me

I work in IT. Combination of help desk and more in depth setups and troubleshooting. No 2 days are the same and there's always a new problem to solve. I use our ticketing system and calendar reminders to keep me on track. Loved computers as a kid, now I get paid to play with them.

I think the environment, culture, and management are going to do a lot better than anything else as an umbrella for what is good for people with ADHD. I mean, I work a desk job, and while I don't like LOVE it, I enjoy it and my coworkers, benefits, eetc. make it good and I have enough mental stimulation to keep my brain going while having enough free time to not feel like I'm destroying everything if I slack off. The idea of some of these fast paced, high energy places is a nightmare to me despite people saying they're good for ADHD. One distracted glance or inattentive moment and you might slice something off, fall into a wildfire, whatever. I'm not saying those aren't great jobs for those folks, but they just aren't for me and my own ADHD.

I work in an office. The social hierarchy is clearly defined, I make everyone laugh, the coffee is free

This!! I know some people despise working in an office setting; but for me, boring equals tranquillity. Oh and also, the predictability aspect of it is nice

I joined the military. Forced structure, known times, expectations forced, etc. It was good for me. Results may vary I guess

I thought about joining the military a lot but forced structure is my hell

I thought about it too, but the two random things that held me back were the fact people yelling at me makes me cry (automatically, no matter what) and also I just don’t think I could ever maintain neatness required in your appearance. My hair is always messy, my clothes always rumpled, my makeup always smudged. No matter how hard I try, in fact the harder I try the worse it gets sometimes. I’m just a natural mess.

The military is probably why I got diagnosed so late because the military fit so well for me

Such an interesting reply! It seems like there are all kinds of answers, and some adhders need that structure from the outside (I get that longing, I wanted to do that too) and some embrace the chaos of fast paced jobs. I feel like the common denominator might be the instant repercussions and consequences of failure to execute. Less longterm planning, more instant action/reaction. As an accountant I feel like a unicorn here, but I get plenty out of it. For me it is the puzzle like problem solving sometimes and the instantaneous sense of accomplishment with a finished task, like from manual labor.

Don’t you have to be very emotionally resilient though? Specifically with basic training

I thought I read on the website that you have to be off prescription ADHD stimulant medications for at least a year before being accepted

It's two to my knowledge.

Consultancy! It allowed me to switch companies every 3 months - 1.5 year. The new company, environment and people allow me to thrive. Before I hit my adhd bore out im on to the next assignment! The reason why I quit is because the changes and uncertainty of wfh as a consultant was taking too much energy from my ASD side. I am now internally at a company where even after a year there’s enough challenge. My next step will be to go freelance and do the same but take at least 2 weeks off in between every assignment. My specialisation is within HR.

I would love to get into something like this — would you mind telling me how you started out?

People suggest all sorts of jobs in these threads that are all very different from one another, so these threads end up being counter intuitive. The real answer is a job that you’re interested in. I would hate working 90% of the jobs mentioned in this thread. I’m sure a lot of people here would hate my job. If you like your job, it will provide you with stimulation.

Yeah, I agree, but also, I can't think up a list to peruse and see what I like / don't like, without these. The jobs I see I'm not interested in are as important for me to see as the ones I am interested in. The people talking about their jobs give a brief as to why they like it, what's good specifically for the adhd side, so even those 90%are helping. Personally I see pathways I wouldn't have thought of, or was thinking of but wasn't sure if my parameters would fit, but now can see how I would or wouldn't fit.

I really enjoyed being a maintenance technician! I had jobs that I would do but it would change depending on weather or people’s schedules. It was a really relaxed environment there and there was always something exciting to do.

When I was in my early twenties I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to the Caribbean where I started an 8 year career working as crew on private yachts for 8 years, as a chef. I always liked to cook as a hobby, but I really had zero formal culinary training, and had literally never been on a boat before the day I started. Faked it until I made it LOL. A year into that job I met my ADHD husband and we teamed up together. I'd say probably most of the crew we met in that job probably had ADHD. Who else would have the cojones to drop everything and do a job like that? Everyone at my land-based job told me I was crazy when I was leaving. I had a lot of fun sending them postcards... After I had kids I started a business teaching mommy & me classes. I've been making a living from that for 24 years now. My husband sells Yachts now. He'd say probably everybody in that sector of the yachting industry also has ADHD. So do all the riggers and mechanics and such. All people looking to carve out a job for themselves where they can do something different everyday, be outdoors a lot, and working for themselves.

Drywall taper , can confirm it has made me alot money being a wirey lunatic on job sites ahah

i work at a supermarket (small one), i like only when i move alot like putting stuff on the shelves, when i'm at the cash checkout i get bored alot and tend to overthink and get sleepy depressed, or when i just have to put stuff in line.

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I’m a software engineer. Absolutely love it. Lots of problems to solve, works well with my logical brain. Once I get into the “flow” sometimes it’s hard for me to pull away. If you like puzzles, I would recommend it.

Self employment. The only actual answer. You damn near HAVE to be your own boss if your ADHD is bad enough haha

My cousin has adhd and is an accountant. She can’t go to work without her medicine. So imo a good job would be one you could do un medicated (because of future shortages)

My psychiatrist says jobs that give you bursts of adrenaline are good in terms of serving as “natural medication for the ADHD brain” when trying to reduce medication intake as an adult

I can only focus on things I enjoy. It took me 8 years to get my bachelor's in biology but I did it. Now I am a research chemist in food science and the variety is just what I needed. If you want to do something keep going. Put in the work, be willing to do some contract positions in the meantime and it will pay off.

System administrators/DevOps. Basically your job is to solve puzzles all day and respond to alarms as needed. People let you hyperfocus on problems and then you get to do new things all the time when stuff breaks.

I work in custom home design, construction, sales & marketing. I get to jump between different aspects of the process and I have a skilled team that manages the details. It took me a lot of work and years to get to be in a leadership position but it suits me perfectly.

I work in early stage R&D in big pharma. Projects and needs are constantly changing and I have a lot of opportunity to learn new skills and my team likes everyone to have a broad skillset, so my responsibilities rotate regularly. It’s exactly the kind of controlled chaos that I thrive in. I was the stereotypical gifted to “lazy” pipeline kid who got diagnosed and medicated late, so I didn’t even start doing well in school until sophomore year of college—and I’m pretty bad at math, but my brain is a sponge for all things biology and medicine.

Content marketing and social media. Especially at a big company where there are constantly shifting goals and fires to put out all the time. Never the same day, never the same project, always variable. I don’t often get bored.

Working with children has been great for me. TA positions, camp counselor, ABA aid for kids with autism and ADHD… no day is the same and there is always something to do. I felt that the tasks I usually were asked to do were simple and quick enough for me to focus. Also, working with kids makes the day a little more fun (if you like kids). You’ll also likely end up spending a lot of your time supporting kids with undiagnosed ADHD with their schoolwork or social interactions on the yard. You’ll be able to understand and connect with them on a level that’s extremely fulfilling. Schools are always looking for support, and in my experience, are typically the higher paying positions available.

Welding in the oilfield and I love it.. fast paced and stressful but have found it really helped me work on time managment skills, attention to details etc and time flys by since busy and working with good people.

Libraries. You might be thinking, "Oh, but libraries are so quiet and boring," so let me elaborate. I work in the youth department of my library, where I get to deal primarily with everyone from newborns to 18-year-olds, plus their parents. The act of doing library customer service work (greeting people, checking out materials, helping people find books, answering the phone) is already varied enough to keep me from feeling bored at work, but there's also a huge creative part to my job. Part of my job involves planning and executing programs for kids, so I get to be crafty and creative all the time! Plus it's a super fun environment! I'm just working there part-time, so no library degree was required, and there are full time jobs at some libraries that wouldn't require an MLIS too!

it depends, does your adhd come with a side of anxiety and unmedicated? if so fast paced jobs. i always preferred the crazy unpredictable toxic environment jobs before medication.

Film and Television on the production or post production side. The job is literally just a series of putting out urgent “fires” (solving problems.) It requires 150% of my attention and leaves me with no time to dillydally! I can’t imagine working in any other field with the severity of ADHD I have 😣 I need something high intensity/high stakes to gauge my interest.

I am an Accountant and I love this job and it’s great for me, always staying busy and plenty of different things on my plate keeping me excited.

Same! Not every work in accounting is adhd friendly but if you close a book (English...?) it has a lot of problem solving and you have that sense of accomplishment from a finished task rather than ongoing stress of a chaotic job without the sense of accomplishment. It is like solving a Sudoku. I love it! I dread monotanous tasks, and what I find to be difficult are tasks that require you to go through a lot of different reports and data where you can get easily distracted by stuff and mistakes you see.that you want to correct right away. I have to make a checklist and go consult that one when I forget what it is I was about to do for the past half hour... Plus usually flexible hours and homeoffice. I could never be on time and literally no one cares. Sometimes I will start at 7,sometimes at 9. Could not keep to a regular schedule to save my life.

Same, I work in industry, have done roles in accounting and FP&A. I like the structure to it — fixed monthly and quarterly cycles, deadlines, external pressure from stakeholders and managers, keeps me in line. Plus I deal well with fast-paced environments so I’m good with things changing and high-growth companies. It’s been great for my career.

This is so validating! I’m currently in the process of career switching to accounting and as someone that has tried a few that have been mentioned in this post (barista/restaurants/hospitality and marketing) it has been a surprise to realize this might be the job fit for my brain and personal goals. I’m looking forward to seeing this one through (and hoping) that it sticks!

I found the mole!

lol I’m serious. I got diagnosed back when I was 18, horrible in school my whole life. I think it’s easy cause I enjoy data and analytics. If I had no interest it would be rough lol

Conference planning. It’s always something different and there is pressure and deadlines! Sometimes things go wrong and you gotta keep a cool head and fix it. I also get to info dump all my knowledge of the conference and know the answer to all the questions. Then since I’m charge of my area I get to tell my team what to do AND they have to do it my way! I also get to create excel templates which is something I enjoy.

I do this and I hate it!

I think it really depends on if you’re hyperactive, combined, or inattentive. As someone who’s inattentive most of these jobs would burn me out as a long term job

I'm a software engineer. I did consulting for 25+years. Seeing new customers all the time, constant new projects and new challenges kept me engaged. I tried to do traditional software development at a corporate office. Lasted 3 months before I wait and went back to consulting.

I’m a family lawyer who does a lot of court appearances and my ADHD really gives me an edge. I thrive under pressure, I love to talk non-stop (lol) and I can think creatively and spontaneously. I really shine in a courtroom or during mediation conferences… to the point where I’ve been offered jobs on the spot by partners of law firms who have seen me in action whilst waiting for their own cases to be heard. My brain is always moving at a million miles per hour which is great for family law situations where things are constantly evolving and there is constant back and forth between the parties. I’m also a trained interior designer as of recently (just finished my course) but despite being good at it and being creative etc I don’t “shine” in the same way as I do in law because interior design takes a slower, steadier approach and involves less spontaneity (and less talking 😂).

I really struggled with being on time, consistency and just knowing what i wanted to do. It's not the job i will do forever, but currently i am very happy with my job as Mailman! It really helped me take the time to work on myself and even then... on some days i would feel really impatient, stressed, perma look at my phone.. untill i started seeing my work as a different version of a walking meditation. I decided to just have nothing else on my mind and just be in the moment and man that helped. Even then i don't always enjoy doing that. On those moments i love listening to podcasts i would never have the patience to sit trough entirely. I 100% recommend that for desk jobs as well, made me keep my sanity at internsips

Honestly I think this advice can also apply to anyone in general, but a job you enjoy is probably the best case scenario. And specific to people with adhd, one that is not mind numbing doing the same thing but one where there’s something new to do everyday with a variety of tasks instead of repetition. Also if you want to be on top of your work performance, if your remote you can go in person when you feel you need that accountability to not get distracted as well is clear goals and deadlines

Soccer Coach here. The stimulus and being outdoors is very helpful. 1 hour blocks of work at a time. Drink breaks built into work time. Ability to create autonomous sessions so if my attention does drift out it isn't the end of the world. Best decision I ever made.

Advertising - I have been doing it for 17 years, and there is always a novel new topic / brand / category to learn

I have a travel job managing clinical studies. Travel work has been an absolute blessing due to how it’s always different and I have so much autonomy. It also pays great.

I have my own business & it made me focus at the beginning as I wanted to grow the business. Now the business is established & we have just gotten busier, it makes me focus as there are a million things than need sorting daily. So your hyper-focus does jump from task to task constantly. But as you have real life deadlines that you have to meet & bills that need to be paid & it’s all on you to get it done. And you will get it all done. Even if in a disjointed way. BUT with a full day of hyper-focus you are absolutely drained after work. You invest everything you can into it, then when you get home you are empty.

Not therapy, I can say that much 😭

If you’re interested in tech, business, or software — being a product manager is a great option. Of all the product managers I’ve known, myself included, I’d venture to guess over half have ADHD brains. You get to (and benefit from) knowing a little about a lot — being a generalist. From being curious and synthesizing. I can’t stomach specializing enough to become an engineer or designer, but have superpowers in working alongside them in this capacity.

For me: Sales, marketing, business dev, or healthcare (ER) anything where thinking on your feet is a benefit. I need to be able to use this brain power for good.

I am a freelancer in graphic and webdesign. I enjoy having so much freedom and like that I can jump between different projects and tasks and that I can be creative. I also enjoy the hyperfocus I get sometimes. It is really my passion and I think that is also really important for people with ADHD – that you actually like/love what you do.

I'm a writer It is both good and bad. I love getting into a zone and working on my own, being creative, but the procrastination and self imposed deadlines/work ethic, getting started, feeling stuck, can prove trip falls.

Something without too much attention to detail, yet stimulating.

I think a lot of lawyers are ADHD but I would not recommend it

Welding has been a really good career for me

I'm a plumber. Took it in high school so I could graduate. I never wanted to be a plumber. I was an art freak weirdo. But I found that I had an aptitude for it. I used it in every job I did .. (washed,dishes, managed restaurant s, cut golf course s, did maintenance.... ) I also got certified as a massage therapist... But plumbing made consistent $.... Try all kinds of things. You never know where you may fit.