I’ve been employed for 15 years with some gaps of a few months here are there. I learned that the moment I say I have ASD or ADHD then I never get any further. I’ve been a hiring manager, head of department and the individual contributor. I will say discrimination absolutely exists and I’ve been privy to some internal communications and ‘private chats’ between other colleagues. My advice is never disclose on an interview (or before) unless you want radio silence or to be part of a tickbox exercise (some companies need to be seen to interview certain people but they rarely hire them). I only recently learned this year of my conditions so I look back and realise I heavily masked all along (which was probably whey I remained employed, but struggled ).
I work for a large well known bank and I can say for a fact they discriminate despite saying all the right words and BS about advocating for neurodiversity. I recently disclosed to my boss about AuDHD and I suddenly didn’t get my bonus (a very significant amount) and my rating magically dropped from ‘outstanding’ to ‘below expectations’. This was after asking for reasonable adjustments. I now feel they are trying to make me leave. I will NEVER disclose any such thing again in my life to an employer. They don’t care. The ones that do are sadly a rare occurrence, at least in my career so far and I’ve job hoped a lot. They will find someone ‘easier’ to manage. So my answer is: increase your odds by keeping quiet and just get in, do the job and find ways to decompress around your job, use sick days wisely alongside holidays to get time away. Sad but true.
I’ve been employed for 15 years with some gaps of a few months here are there. I learned that the moment I say I have ASD or ADHD then I never get any further. I’ve been a hiring manager, head of department and the individual contributor. I will say discrimination absolutely exists and I’ve been privy to some internal communications and ‘private chats’ between other colleagues. My advice is never disclose on an interview (or before) unless you want radio silence or to be part of a tickbox exercise (some companies need to be seen to interview certain people but they rarely hire them). I only recently learned this year of my conditions so I look back and realise I heavily masked all along (which was probably whey I remained employed, but struggled ).
I work for a large well known bank and I can say for a fact they discriminate despite saying all the right words and BS about advocating for neurodiversity. I recently disclosed to my boss about AuDHD and I suddenly didn’t get my bonus (a very significant amount) and my rating magically dropped from ‘outstanding’ to ‘below expectations’. This was after asking for reasonable adjustments. I now feel they are trying to make me leave. I will NEVER disclose any such thing again in my life to an employer. They don’t care. The ones that do are sadly a rare occurrence, at least in my career so far and I’ve job hoped a lot. They will find someone ‘easier’ to manage. So my answer is: increase your odds by keeping quiet and just get in, do the job and find ways to decompress around your job, use sick days wisely alongside holidays to get time away. Sad but true.
