Nerd, professional solver of imaginary problems

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  • I think it’s only a time thing because at some point our poison meter fills up and we can’t take it anymore. In my case each of those time limits coincided with some stupid event. Like new management coming in and swinging their junk around trying to make an impression.

    I think the main problem for my friend is the corporate politics. They say one thing, like “If you come on full time we’ll give you training for X.” And then months later there isn’t even a hint of that happening and they’re full of excuses. It seems like most companies pull that kinda crap, then get surprised when we quit and go somewhere else. Like yeah we have ADHD and autism and stuff, but we’re really fucking good at what we do so getting another job doesn’t take much. It’s just exhausting going through this every 1-2 years.

    eta: I did work for myself for a bit. But dealing with finance people and VP’s trying to convince me that I wasn’t worth my contract rates was infuriating. It’s so hard to not say “we both know you’re lying and if you went through a firm you’d be paying 2-3x this much”. I have a much more relaxed job working for an organization teenage me would have dreamed about. So hopefully this is my forever job.


  • I think this is an issue that most, if not all, neurodivergent folks have. I stay at a place until it becomes unsustainable for me. Then I add the things that made that job hell to my list of “shit to avoid at the next job”. Ex: I will never work for another startup again. As far as I can tell they’re all hell. Honestly I think capitalism just isn’t made for us (or people in general).












  • I drink a lot of Soylent, 3 bottles on a typical day. I will usually have a solid meal for dinner and a solid breakfast or snack. Before this I used to eat pretty terribly. When I got my first desk job I was eating half of a pizza every day for lunch. I just didn’t have the mental energy to commit to making myself good meals each day.

    When I travel I always bring enough Soylent powder to give me at least breakfast and lunch each day. I actually enjoy trying new foods and I will eat pretty much anything that’s a vegetable or grain. But when I’m traveling I’m usually meeting new people or working or at a convention. I frequently don’t have the energy to research new restaurants around me.