Are there really bad jobs for people with ADHD?
I know medication can help, but can you ever be normal in jobs that aren't ADHD friendly...? Or should you switch careers?

Any job where you have to hold a lot of new information in your head and work with it on the spot.

How about any job where you deal with angry people all day long?

I've heard retail management is one of the worst jobs for ADD'ers. My hubby who has ADD was just let go from a retail job but the ADD only played a minute part in this. It was more politics. Anyways, he had to work really really hard to stay on top of things.

I am struggling with my job now
I am a claims rep for an insurance company..handle auto claims
It was ok for a while, but now it is driving me nuts, and I am floundering
I cannot seem to do anything right since the standards have changed
Everything has to be exact, and I make alot of little errors which wouldn't have been "Errors" when I first started but now they are..Typical ADHD issues..have a hard time with attention to detail.
In addition, I am really bored at my job. I have mastered it. I am not sure what I want to do. I feel aimless. I used to have motivation because I thought I could get into an area I liked more, but that has not happened and I hate my job:(
It is depressing me

A slow paced job such as a security guard or anywhere that has "down time" would drive anyone with Adhd nuts.

I go crazy when there is nothing to do. I need to have a lot of things to do at one time - multi task to feel comfortable.

Pittguy, my last two jobs I was missing small details left and right and I couldn't figure out why (I didn't know I had ADD at the t ime). I looked over my work several times but was constantly making errors. Does your supervisor know about your ADD? Can they maybe tailor your responsibilities based on your disability?

Here is a link to an article that just might help you! I love how it starts out:

<LI>What are the best careers for an adult with Attention Deficit Disorder?

<LI>What are the best careers for an adult with blue eyes??

A later paragraph, just before the 20 questions:

How then, can we go about assisting those with ADHD in finding suitable work environments? How can we help them maximize the probability of success and minimize the possibility of failure? It isn't by an instant, quick, simple fix of stereotypic generalizations. We need to start with all of the strengths, and in so doing, ask the following 20 questions: for the rest of the story, go to the link below->

Making ADHD Friendly Career Choices (http://www.addresources.org/article_career_choices_fellman.php)
Click on the print icon for a printer friendly version!

Just remember, a career choice is not just about the ADD you are a gestalt-the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, ADD is just one part of who you are!

The last part is my thought for the day,
RADD

One more thought,

There are no bad jobs, but there are many jobs that are a bad fit for the individual, whether or not they have ADD. The trick is finding a job that fits your personality, strengths, motivation, skill, passion, and so on.

Try this thread-I didn't put it here because it is a better fit there. It is an older thread that I think would be excellent to revive! I have noticed many people posting about unsatisfying jobs, being fired, not being promoted, and so on.... One of my passions is working with people to help them discover the focus and direction for their career, especially working with teens and young adults with disabilities or are from disadvantaged backgrounds. They all need to learn the good stuff about them-if boost self-confidence, hence boosting educational and career success. I can't do any of this for anyone-I can only be a guide on the journey you are making.

Finding Your ADD Friendly Job (http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1760)

pittyguy578 what kind of mistakes are you making in your work at your job? maybe you can learn the unigue pattern of mistakes you make and then try to resolve them before you submit your work.

Well see I am in a catch 22
The phone is constantly ringing, we are expected to do everything fast
If I had total silence or few interruptions it would be easier for me to slow down, but due to the work volume, I can't afford to be slow. So I either have to hurry through stuff or don't get it done...

And if I don't get stuff done, it will lead to bad file reviews because situations like people in rental cars will go out of control..people staying in them too long while their car is repaired..

Plus the fact is I am no longer interested in my job. I am really too smart for the job.
I am no longer challenged every day. I peaked in my performance and interest about two years ago and it has gone down since. I like to be stimulated and challenged..I no longer have that. Handling claims involving parked vehicles is pretty mindless

I am making small errors on the files, not major ones, but the fact I am making them is getting to me. My performance reviews are sucking...I am a perfectionist and making mistakes drives me nuts..

These errors wouldn't have been errors two years ago. They just are grading every little thing now, and it is bad for someone with ADHD..I can manage the larger, more important parts of the file with ease, but the little things are messing me up

Pittguy, my last two jobs I was missing small details left and right and I couldn't figure out why (I didn't know I had ADD at the t ime). I looked over my work several times but was constantly making errors. Does your supervisor know about your ADD? Can they maybe tailor your responsibilities based on your disability?See I am afraid to tell them. Some people I have spoken to said for me to tell them. Some people have said for me to keep it a secret
I am not sure what to do1:( I am afraid of getting black listed

See I am afraid to tell them. Some people I have spoken to said for me to tell them. Some people have said for me to keep it a secret
I am not sure what to do1:( I am afraid of getting black listed
My rule on this has been if you need to tell them in order to get them to help you, don't. A good supervisor wouldn't need to be told, he'd see your strengths and weaknesses.

A bad supervisor will just have an excuse to blame everything on your ADD. I guess a lot depends on the situation too though.

Just when I think I am interested in something, and get myself involved way over my head I lose interest in it.

I hate this, I cant trust myself to make the right decisions about cause I dont know if I will end up changing my mind shortly after.

Every job I have had, I begin enthusiastically, and threw myself right into it...only to hate every second, and every aspect of it, and how I was involved.

It is then that I would spontanesouly quit it, and move on. Very stressful.

How do you find the right job when... the "right job" is only right, right now?!

This is my experience and not intended to be anything else.....

I have always gone by my gut feeling. Getting bored really easily was not an excuse for me as I can't rely on anyone else to pay my bills. I have found that by exagerating my skills and experience always end up way over my head. This forces me to learn new skills and adapt. This in itself become the challenge. Not so much the routine of the job. My biggest problem has been dealing with people who only have a view of the smaller picture so I tend to try and work in an environement that is bound by heaps of rules and regulations. Its a forced discipline thing I think. We put ourselves into situations we need to be in.
I washed cars for minimum wage for 12 months in a hot environment by myself. In that time i talked to only a few people. These included the shop girls who i bought lucnsh from. or the dog.... I cant stand to be by myself and prefer to work with and around people so I have an outlet for some expression.
I set myself a goal and as hard as it was to go to work everyday (it was actually hell) and do this job, it enabled me to grow and toughen myself mentally and become determined to get out it and do better. I have a fear of failure so this becomes a silly motivation.
There needs to always be a some sort of plan. I figure if that plan does not involved being better in some way then it is the wrong plan..

I have always aligned my chioces with my core values of the time. sometimes they were right , sometimnes they were wrong, but at lesat I had a go. Mostly failure though I might add, but experience can't be bought...Thats my thoughts anyway....

Thanks raddmom for posting this Il think it will come in handy while i look for work.