Published on 12, July, 2020
I've got a career on the railways on Great Britain!
I'm Alastair and I have Asperger's Syndrome. I've got a career as a Trainee Signalling Designer on the railways of Great Britain. I've been looking for a career for over a year after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University.
Believe me: it's hard looking for a career or even a part-time job. It's demoralising and all those applications to McDonald's and CenterParcs and Little Chef, etc, they all seemed irrelevant once someone said "Yes."
Most employers will take a very dim view of people with autism or Asperger's Syndrome. You don't know why they didn't pick you to employ, and you can't get feedback. So, you don't know whether it's because of your autism that you didn't get the job.
It's going to go on like this until there's a change in the law to require employers to state why they didn't employ you or why they did employ the successful candidate.
All I can say is that you DON'T STATE that you have autism until after the interview, if you can keep your autism 'under wraps' until after the interview.
Keep on going for jobs: you literally have to 'flood the job market' with applications (even if it's a job you don't want) and sooner or later, by pure chance, you'll get a job......
It is really great to start a career in the British railways. Great Britain offers many relaxations to its employees. [link removed by Moderator] They are giving consideration for differently-abled people also. This is really appreciable. And I am happy to hear about your experience.
Well done for getting the job over four years ago I hope you still have the job being the post is from over four years ago?
Congratulations with your new job
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Off the rails, what an opportunity. Delighted. And it is serious detail level stuff with Meaningful Factual comminucation rather than having to dumb down to NT level in the McJobs mentionned
First of all, I have to congratulate you on your great achievement. That job really suits you. You can find all the enjoyments you need in this career. [link removed by Moderator] Work hard and you can achieve more and more like this. Great job dear.
Wow! What a job. Congratulations and good luck for the future.
AWESOME!
I'll bet you're chuffed!
Don't go off the rails!
Keep to the right track!
And don't get too steamed up about it!
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I'll get my coat.......
Great job. Well done! Can I ask some questions?
Hi Alastair,
Congatulations! Sounds like a rather fascinating job too!
Congratulations on finding a career. I hope it suits you well and that you are enjoying it.