now that thereās basically no way to get a tech job in the US, what do yāall recommend as a career field for someone who:
- is autistic
- probably canāt get her hands dirty because of sensory issues (I might be able to learn but unsure) (I also considered wearing gloves whenever working with gross parts but Iām unsure how practical that would be)
- has crippling social anxiety
- is very good at quickly learning systems and dealing with numbers and other logical stuff like that
Iām okay with even low-paying jobs as long as itās a liveable wage, but ideally Iād like something that doesnāt take too much unpaid training because I want to get some kind of income quickly
hereās what Iāve considered so far:
accountant: it seems like thereās an expectation for me to be āprofessionalā (create a whole work persona and mask aggressively) which I hate, and I would also need to network. but Iām considering this
locksmith: Iāve always wanted to learn lockpicking, but Iām unsure how dextrous I am, and I feel like my hands might have to get dirty/sticky/gross if I did this
CNC machine operator: this seemed perfect for me at first (get to make cool parts, get to work with computers, minimal People Stuff), but then I learned that Iād still have to work with parts with my hands so my hands would probably still get gross and that would drive me crazy - unless I can wash them immediately after
boosts are encouraged!
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