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Those of you who work - what is your job?

illustrated.lady

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I suppose I'm looking for some inspiration.

In what is a familiar story for many, I am completely burnt out from my work, struggling to cope in an office environment and really just feeling at a loss of what to do. 

A bit of background on me for anyone interested - I'm fairly intelligent and well educated (BSc Psychology and Criminology, MA Sociology - graduated 2018) but I have never been able to transfer this over to the workplace, I have ended up off sick with stress/anxiety/overwhelm in every job I've had and the longest I have lasted in any job is my current three years.

My jobs have included - 

Food service

Retail

Care (elderly, dementia, mental health)

Call Centre

Medical reception/admin/secretarial (current job)

I have worked all hours from 12 hour days, 12 hour mights, 9-5, full time, part time, zero hour contract. I always end up burnt out. 

Ultimately, I have to work and ideally full time. Office work is a struggle because there's people there, constantly with their smells and their noises and their conversation. 

As much as I loved elderly care, I think my sense of justice made it too difficult to overlook the poor management that understaff care homes in order to make as much money as possible. 

I just don't know what to do, I don't need to find a dream job, I just need something I can do and go home and not feel like all my energy has been drained. 

Any ideas, comments, suggestions, all are appreciated.

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  • I am currently self employed and not entirely by choice, it became too difficult changing roles and environments. I had many roles, some working in Central and some in Local government. My eduction and work were an absolute nightmare at times somehow I got through it with an MSc. I can empathise with What  said about struggles. I am in my mid 40s I just don't think there was same awarenesses when I was growing up, you would either be removed or treated extremely differently to others. Disclosure would probably mean being looked at differently or having your role responsibilities curtailed, I wouldn't be able to deal with my tasks being limited in anyway. I am trained to work in museums as a curator/collections manager - however my jobs at their closest were only on the perirfery of this I have been a Chairman's assistant to a UK museum. I kind of liked the idea of being an archivist or a librarian in a quiet environment where noone really bothered me. The biggest issues I have faced has been the variations in my inner moods, when problems or new people arise into the equation. The best I can describe this is like feeling flustered, in a fog or having an electric storm in my head. There is no predicting when a bad day may be this is the hardest thing as its overwhelming and unescapable. The workplace is highly competive which doesn't suit me, at the same time I need to operate at the same level or exceed others expecations of me. All my employed roles where before diagnosis so I would dealing with alsorts of internal (and external) adversity which I am only beginning to understand.

    Here is a general summary of the types of role in chronological order:

    Undergraduate degree

    Retail

    Wildlife Charity

    Creative manufacturing internship

    Masters degree

    Personal assistant

    Museum Chairmans assistant

    Museum conservator

    Child protection - I would not recommend this field to anyone who is easily distressed

    Elderly peoples care 

    Local Government 

    Legal 

    Central Government 

    Personal assistant

    Copyright (museums)

    Assistant to Artist

    Self Employed

    Charity Trustee

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  • I am currently self employed and not entirely by choice, it became too difficult changing roles and environments. I had many roles, some working in Central and some in Local government. My eduction and work were an absolute nightmare at times somehow I got through it with an MSc. I can empathise with What  said about struggles. I am in my mid 40s I just don't think there was same awarenesses when I was growing up, you would either be removed or treated extremely differently to others. Disclosure would probably mean being looked at differently or having your role responsibilities curtailed, I wouldn't be able to deal with my tasks being limited in anyway. I am trained to work in museums as a curator/collections manager - however my jobs at their closest were only on the perirfery of this I have been a Chairman's assistant to a UK museum. I kind of liked the idea of being an archivist or a librarian in a quiet environment where noone really bothered me. The biggest issues I have faced has been the variations in my inner moods, when problems or new people arise into the equation. The best I can describe this is like feeling flustered, in a fog or having an electric storm in my head. There is no predicting when a bad day may be this is the hardest thing as its overwhelming and unescapable. The workplace is highly competive which doesn't suit me, at the same time I need to operate at the same level or exceed others expecations of me. All my employed roles where before diagnosis so I would dealing with alsorts of internal (and external) adversity which I am only beginning to understand.

    Here is a general summary of the types of role in chronological order:

    Undergraduate degree

    Retail

    Wildlife Charity

    Creative manufacturing internship

    Masters degree

    Personal assistant

    Museum Chairmans assistant

    Museum conservator

    Child protection - I would not recommend this field to anyone who is easily distressed

    Elderly peoples care 

    Local Government 

    Legal 

    Central Government 

    Personal assistant

    Copyright (museums)

    Assistant to Artist

    Self Employed

    Charity Trustee

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