Mastodawn

Since there is more awareness of neurodiversity, my employer was thinking about a diversity statement on website/careers page that (among other things) addresses this and maybe change the interview process a bit.

It might be just a drop in the ocean and only help a little, but I think it's a step into the right direction and I'd like to support this and encourage it.

So, #askfedi : what would actually help you (neurodivergent folks) during job interviews or at work in general? What could an employer realistically do? And what would encourage you to apply?

E.g. would a buddy help? More time/pauses? Online/(partly) written interviews? Dim lit, quiet rooms?

#neurodivergent #neurodiversity #autism #adhd #AuDHD

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Ichinin

✅🎯🙄Apr 3

@13reak Quiet rooms. Little or zero office politics. Work from home options.

Also bosses that listen, not some soccer moron or military guy that want you to be a "team player" = a replaceable wheel among others because they don't know how to deal with people with actual skills.

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Aurora Ditto Apr 4

@13reak Good idea! During a job interview, I'd like a balanced path where the two sides learn from each other. Is it reasonable to ask? For the neuro diverse people and everybody ;)

That should be common sense... 😅

Most of us can see through the corporate, unnecessary BS that occurs during interviews these days. Puzzles, "challenges", and just overall weird things during them are uninspiring because we know that we're not going to have to solve a Rubik's Cube to get into the door each day.

A lot of us are exactly what we show on our résumés in terms of skill, and if there's a job that is actually 5 in one, and we're not that strong in one of them, we will have a trepidation in applying because we know we aren't the perfect unicorn you're looking for, but we know we can develop it given training and time. (Though the job should still be broken up into at least 2-3 other jobs).

Many of us don't do well with a position that also includes sales. Like in my case, I can talk to people, but I just want the problems to fix. That's where my mind finds its happy place.

I'm on the hunt for a job that has a work/life balance and full remote for my ADHD (but I don't mind traveling, getting out is fun!) but these jobs are only dreams, right now.