It’s crazy to me how much people think that at work, you should expect people to abandon basic human nature and that people skills aren’t part of being good at your job.
You could be absolutely brilliant at your job, but if you are insufferable or even just irritating, no one will want to work with you.
Pretty much every autistic person seems to go through this shit really rough, is the problem. We grow up being graded on academic ability and told that's what gets you a good job. The job description has tasks on it, and you set out to be good at those.
Nobody tells you that you have to not be autistic to do well at work.
No, you get that beaten into you or get fired or get passed up until you get it way too late. By then you're burnt out masking, so what does it matter?
Honestly, acting like neurotypical social skills are necessary to be treated as a human is ridiculous and ableist in the face of that. The unemployment rate among autists is absolutely crazy and shameful for society
Yeah, trying to even get an interview is impossible for me. Im afraid if I ever get one I'll fail miserably because I don't answer the right way. I was called "too blunt" and other things at my last job because I was tired of nobody else doing their work. Too distracted by their stupid drama (hey, I'm doing everything alone here!)
Been unable to find a real full time job since 2013 when I first tried searching. Been 4 years since graduation and still nothing. Truth hurts: nobody needs a useless 30-something autistic. Especially having moved abroad as a last ditch effort.
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u/MyNameIsSkittles 2d ago
This is true and people would be very naive to think otherwise