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CyrodiilWarrior

Hi,

I was diagnosed on the autism spectrum around this year. Countless past events and experiences finally made sense.

They discontinued the school careers advisor before they could provide any help and I have always struggled with what I want to do as a career.

I suppose throughout my life I have been dealing with multiple problems, such as school bullies, which has occupied the entirety of my mind and thoughts.

Factors what are important:

  • Pay (salary)
  • Location
  • Travel
  • Solitude time (leisure time)
  • Happiness

I want a job I am happy enough doing, whilst receiving a descent pay check. I have been doing UK Zero Hour contract work on minimum wage and lately there has not been enough hours and pay.

I have not found anything I am passionate about.

  • in reply to CyrodiilWarrior

    Yes that would be so much, Im wishing you the very best

    Alice

  • in reply to Nicola Mod

    Thanks for your reply. I try and skim read, but huge amount of texts don't suit my dyslexia. I'm hoping I can find work, preferably salary of a descent amount as opposed to zero hour contract. I want to be able to support myself when my parents aren't around.

  • in reply to Alice-nice-Alice

    I'm happy you found employment you were content with. I printed off some CVs today. I really need to find a new job as my zero hour contract job isn't giving me suitable hours. I would much prefer salary work of a liveable amount.

  • I’m retired now but the last twenty years of my working life were spent in libraries. I loved the creating of order out of chaos plus the sequencing of Dewey. I did both customer service and office jobs and really enjoyed it. I can’t generalise from my experience but the public we dealt with were 95% pleasant and nice, our service seemed to attract good people, plus many vulnerable ones which I took great care over helping, it was sufficiently rewarding financially and an enjoyable experience most of the time

    Alice

  • in reply to profdanger

    Hiya,

    I have worked in a customer facing role, but much prefer the latter category. In the UK, I'm currently in a minimum wage zero hour contract and there isn't enough hours lately. I currently live with a parent, but I sometimes worry about the future.

  • Good morning from America, CyrodiilWarrior!

    Love the name, btw. So I’m an employment specialist that helps people with disabilities find jobs. One early question we often try to answer is whether an individual wants to work in a customer facing role or not. Some people love working with others, while others tend to work better with less customer interaction. I feel like a lot of Autistics fall into the latter category, but maybe you would want to work directly with people? I feel like I need a little bit of both for myself.

    I feel like that is a good basic question for you to answer for yourself before diving into a profession. Otherwise, you might feel alienated in a job with low customer interaction or overwhelmed in a job with lots of customers.

  • Hi CyrodiilWarrior, and congrats on receiving your diagnosis.  It must be a relief to look back with greater understanding on things that happened in the past!

    Searching for work as an autistic person can be difficult.  I'm sure many people can relate, and our online community is sure to have a lot of great ideas for you, but in the meantime, NAS also has some guidance pages on employment you might find helpful to have a look at: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/employment

    There is information included on how to find a job that's right for you, how to access support in searching for work, and reasonable adjustments and support you may be able to access in work.

    You may also like to have a look at our financial help and benefits pages: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/finance-money-and-benefits to find out if you are eligible for any financial support, if that is relevant to you.

    I hope you find this helpful, and good luck!