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Good employment?

Zomted
over 5 years ago

Anyone that’s currently employed and feels their job is a good fit for them what do you do?

I’m in a good job and there’s lots I enjoy about it: the actual teaching, preparing teaching materials, even admin like spreadsheets, setting up IT etc. The parts I’m struggling with and finding really stressful to the point where it’s affecting my mental health are the bits where I have to lead meetings, organise and work with colleagues. This is clearly not playing to my strengths! Trouble is it’s kind of integral to my job! To be honest I’m trying to think of something which might suit me better.

Any ideas? Definately quite open to something different if it makes my life better.

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  • over 5 years ago

    I’m a school lab tech. It suits me down to the ground. 

    I work in a place where pretty much all my colleagues have autism training. My autism can even be an asset (I can be a source of insight re. some of the kids, if it comes up) and I can safely be very open about it.

    It’s perfectly matched to my skill/knowledge  set. I spend half my time fixing things and/or making gadgets. I get to use my academic knowledge on a daily basis too. I have enough of a pre-set schedule to provide a comfortable sense of familiarity but things change enough that I never get bored. I get to play with all the fun science kit. I get to help out with the kids when they do experiments/do big flashy demonstrations. I sometimes go on trips. I can put on after school clubs with a focus on things I’m interested in. I can fill my workspace with animals and plants and even bring my pets in occasionally.

    Best job ever! ;) 

  • over 5 years ago in reply to Emma

    That was my favourite of all the jobs I've ever had. Unfortunately for me, I was only covering maternity leave for one academic year, so I didn't get to stay. Besides the work, and the variety of it, suiting me really well, working term-time only was a huge benefit. I just can't get by on the few week's leave of a regular job, trying to keep going for months on end without a break. I always just end up burning out, even when it's been one of the more tolerable ones.

    I get the impression that one of the reasons that school lab tech jobs come up so rarely is because of other people like us who find it suits them so well.

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  • over 5 years ago in reply to Emma

    That was my favourite of all the jobs I've ever had. Unfortunately for me, I was only covering maternity leave for one academic year, so I didn't get to stay. Besides the work, and the variety of it, suiting me really well, working term-time only was a huge benefit. I just can't get by on the few week's leave of a regular job, trying to keep going for months on end without a break. I always just end up burning out, even when it's been one of the more tolerable ones.

    I get the impression that one of the reasons that school lab tech jobs come up so rarely is because of other people like us who find it suits them so well.

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