I posted before about feeling I was being focused on since telling about my ADD and medications. They got me for not following policy and procedure. I'm so bummed. I know I am good at what I do and this is just going to make it difficult to get another job.

I'm so sorry, Barbette :( That sucks! I know the feeling of being good at something, and not having a job to do it in.

I so sorry Barbette. Will you be able to collect unemployment?

Yes, already filed. it takes a few weeks though. I'm actively searching. I hope I find something soon.

I'm sorry too Barbette. A good website for jobhunting: www.careerbuilder.com (I would stay focussed on the fact that you're good at what you do)

Sorry Barbette. I know its tough when stuff like this happens in my life, but I always try to remember that when a door closes a window opens. It has always been true, without fault.

Good luck in your searches.

Jon

I'm sorry about your job, Barbette. That really sucks. I hope you find an even better job next time.

If it's any consolation, know that you're not alone. I told one of my bosses that I was leaving and he basically shrugged and said Okay. His face read "good riddance."

Barbette and Overload: If either of you have any really great interviewing experiences in relation to your job searches, I would be interested in hearing about them:)

I have a phone interview next week with this hospital in Fort Lauderdale....I wish it could be sooner...but NOOOOO....:) they have more important things to do than job interviews....they are going through a hospital inspection by the accreditating people....yup that's important...But why don't they get it that I want to be interviewed right now and hired tomorrow:)

Be prepared to answer questions like " tell me about yourself" and " why do you want to work here ?" know how to answer questions like " what was your best/worst experience . always make it postive . and really talk up your skills. research the company . don't talk about personal stuff when you tell them about yourself tell them about your skills and how you can apply them to their benefit.

Thanks Barbette...Great suggestions.....I had the interview yesterday....It went okay....They DID ask the question...."Describe your perfect job"....and I was able to do that...BECAUSE as an ADD I obsess about it all the time....However, they did mention that they had several good candidates....(God how I hate competition...really brings up my scarcity mentality issues...like there's not enough jobs out there for everyone and I will get left behind)....BUT I think I did okay and they said they would be getting back to people on Friday.....
I will keep my fingers crossed...please do so for me as well....it's a job that I think would be good for me....smaller hospital...not too advanced nutrition concepts used...and well staffed.....

How are you doing???:)

that makes me sad.

I'm headed that way myself. Ever since I told them about the ADD all my actions have been way over analized like they are looking for something to use against me.

and I work with Autistic children and alot of them have ADD themselves. If anyone should understand. right?

I'm sorry that happened to you, it's hard to get back up from that hard of a blow.

Thank you Sara, I couldn't stop myself from crying when I read your post. I have not cried in a long, long time. " Ever since I told them about the ADD all my actions have been way over analized like they are looking for something to use against me"
It is so very true. It is NOT your imagination. They view you as some sort of liability and will find away to get rid of you. The hard thing for me is to resolve not to tell in the future. I feel so dishonest, and I feel others can sence this dishonesty and imagine that I am hiding something far worse then ADD.

Hey Barbette,
I can tell your as stressed out about this as I am. ADD in the work place is so unfair. It's like when you explain to them your situation they instantly stop turning to you for assistance or asking you your opinion. And then the worst part is if something goes wrong your responsible for it, not them. It's easy for them to blame us for it because our "condition" can back up almost anything that could go wrong.
I have a situation now where they are saying my moral is down. I walk around work like I'm going to blow up and I'm constantly on the defensive. I never heard anything like this before I told them about the ADD. They wouldn't even let me talk to them about it to find out what they mean exactally. They said, "If you can't see it then I don't know what to tell you." And there have been instances where I have gotten defensive but it was because they wouldn't listen to me when I would try to talk to them about work and they would talk to me with sarcastic intonation and disrespect. Of course I'm going to be upset but I must be upset because I have a "condition".
I'm going to send this now just incase I get disconnected.
I hate rewriting stuff and it happens all the time.
I'll add more on a separate one.

I think alot has to do with them being insecure about how I keep to myself and you would probably agree if you knew them. They always respond to my suggestions like I'm over stepping my boundaries and that I don't think they know how to do their job. And they think that I lie and do things to try to get out of working. I'm not interested enough in them to be that big of a negative component in their lives, I've got enough going on. I, like many other people with ADD, have a problem with getting there on time. I could wake 2 hours before I had to be there and still be late, only a few minutes. But I am totally cool on accepting responsibility for that but they came at me with a " Its time to grow up and take care of my responsibilities" speech that made me livid. All I could think of was that they had no idea of how proud I was for only being like 3 minutes late about 4 times a month. And why did they think it was their responsibility to tell me it was time to "grow up".
I need to stop venting, I'm sorry.
thank you for responding.

Dear fellow adhd-ers and Barbette,
Sorry bout your dissmissal. I have found it best not to talk about personal business. Despite the fact that I had an boss with add who was quite supportive. there were persons over her who said they were getting rid of me due to my inability to fill papers correctly.
Also I have been learning that due to my INATTENTIVE type, I do not socialize well... I have missed important training in social cues and practicing the correct response to them. This leaves me realizing that I am more paranoid in feeling than perhaps the situation warrants. In fact I believe that this is what lead to a firing. (not noticing what a person expected from me and/ or how to handle it in a timely enough fashion.)

I still find it difficult to evaluate a situation exactly. for instance I was told that I was fired for not following proceedures as to what I really suspect: a complaint by an officer of a related business that I wasn't cooperating (see above paragraph)

wow what a situation. I have the being late thing, always have. NOw things get worse. I am very scared about this new job I might get with one of the largests firms in the US. Talk about performance anxiety. Add really bums me out. Here I am afraid of my dream job as a broker, and if you get fired, you owe them money.... sorry to vent, but doesn't this..... Ya what about the whole grow up and be responsible thing, that really peaves me ..... EVER TRY BIOFEEDBACK????