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JT

Today I'm interviewing for a new job, and applying for another. Keen on both positions for different reasons, I am awake at 3am, filled with anxiety. After some reflection it's not entirely directed at the interview process. In both cases I suspect I will again be placed in an open-plan office and expected to concentrate and not become overwhelmed.

Without a formal diagnosis (a personal decision I may come to regret) how can I navigate not working open-plan if that's how their office works?? I've done it before and my body just remained in a state of shock and I developed IBD which only settles when I'm alone for days at a time nd

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  • Think this is where my skills and following career choice comes back to bite me. Thanks for that advice, and I agree. Apart from being a conceptual designer (I see things, and companies seem to wanna pay me for it), so most of the work I do requires me to brainstorm and share my thinking with a creative team. It's frustrating.

    It's also why by the end the week or day, depending on how it goes, I have a migraine, shakes, and often my IBD flares up. But sadly it's the only thing I'm any good at. But the open plan situation has been an ongoing issue for the past 10 years. I often endure until I've been there long enough then I start to find desks of spaces to hide in. It's not easy though.

    Without a diagnosis to lean on I think I might continue to struggle. Maybe I should just say 'i work much better in a quiet space, can you give me that?' ...see what happens. Stress!

  • in reply to JT

    Could you check out the company policies around well being?  Mine accept self-diagnosis so there are people who have adjustments for them based on their disclosure.

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