Published on 12, July, 2020
Do autistic people get screwed over at work more or is it just me? Most jobs I have had I get taken advantage of or treated worse, with less respect, than other collegues by the people I work for. My most recent job I have been borderline defrauded. Two of my three previous ones I had to go to ACAS.
I'm quite a worldly wise person and certainly not naïve but yet I always get treated as if I am a naïve mug who doesn't know what's what.
I'm not saying all this cos I feel sorry for myself, I just want to know if this is a common autistic experience in the workplace or whether it's just me?
I now realise how much people did manipulate me at work, I didn’t even realise it was happening. I now work alone but still occasionally have customers to deal with. I find people put their needs first, my well-being seems unimportant to them.
I know I have to work twice as hard to achieve anything, I tend to undercharge as I always think my work isn’t good enough, this causes customers to abuse that fact.
Roy said:I find people put their needs first, my well-being seems unimportant to them.
So true...