“This! Tight deadlines are essential in my experience of living with ADHD. Loose deadlines mean it ain’t getting done. Immediate consequences are essential to success. If you tell me to get something done in two weeks, it will be put off and at best completed five minutes before the deadline. Hence, why jobs that are fast-paced work well for me. Some ADHD folk tend to be good in stressful, high-pressure environments where there are multiple things going on. But bear in mind that ADHD is multifaceted, and not everyone’s experience is the same.” —Iarmuman “Being able to do 30 things at once while listening to the conversation behind you is a very useful nursing skill.” —General-Bumblebee180 “Best job ever. You’re always moving, assisting nurses and doctors, no two cases are the same, and you learn so much. It’s an ADHD wonderland, and there’s always something to do. I draw blood. I do EKGs. I participate in emergencies/traumas.” —[deleted] “Same here! I did extremely well in this environment and got promoted several times. I found that my ADHD was a virtue and allowed me to simultaneously complete several tasks with relative ease and excitement. I now make well into the six figures, and it was all because I started in tech support and really enjoyed the percolation of issues in rapid succession.” —playdoughfaygo “I’m the opposite. I can’t handle a customer service job. There’s just too much sensory overload for me and my ADHD. I also go mute in stressful situations. It really goes to show that ADHD is a personal experience.” —billyandteddy “Ah, I once said to my mother, ‘I work well under pressure,’ and she quickly replied, ‘You ONLY work under pressure!’” —Bigfops —omgzombies08 —DENATTY
