Difficulty Finding Jobs

[KevinMao133]

I’m a freelancer right now

While life is ok, it’s not exactly sustainable

I know I can’t work in a office, but there seems me to be no way out, at least there aren’t too many options

Anyone else find it hard to land jobs, as well as keep jobs? I know I can work, it’s just right now everything is limited

 

[mysterionz]

I’m finding it hard to convince management to let me work in other departments as it’s too “dangerous” for me to go back in any department but being an FSC due to my hyperactive nature and the risk of me hurting myself being too high. My friend and I are probably the only ones in the store that aren’t crosstrained in at least one other department/job (such as cashiering)

 

[Progster]

I never found it hard to get a job teaching languages - there's always a demand for experienced language teachers. But I always found it hard to keep the job without either burning out or being 'let go'.

Finding a job that's not related to teaching is just about impossible, especially for an older adult.

 

[Shevek]

I was never as fast as a specialized craftsman, but I could do all the trades on a small job, and make things that had never been made before without slowing down much or having to do it over. This also applied to doing my own repairs, etc, so I could live on far less money than most people.

 

[paloftoon]

There is a need for manual labor such as cleaning, retail, or service oriented such as working in a restaurant.
Working in farmland tending to animals or such- if you're willing to move to a very rural area, could be a possibility for something hands-on and you aren't hands-on.

www.fabscrap.org may have sorter jobs available that one could possibly live on and it tends to be a chill environment.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Just checked my former employer's website noticed they are seeking a helper for the coater operator. SS I have stated before working on a coil line is ideal for an Aspie unionized very high pay talking to my son currently. positions like this are hard to fill due to extreme labour shortages. up here. the unionized environment tends to distort the natural hierocracy for positions. Expect to work alone supporting the operator. the nature of the position tends not to suit NT's when combined with shift work. I believe making ink is now part of the position.

 

[autism-and-autotune]

I’m a freelancer right now

While life is ok, it’s not exactly sustainable

I know I can’t work in a office, but there seems me to be no way out, at least there aren’t too many options

Anyone else find it hard to land jobs, as well as keep jobs? I know I can work, it’s just right now everything is limited

I hope things look up for you! It took my nearly three months of job-searching and applying before I was able to land one recently. Very stressful and not fun.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

My son a manager of a small plating shop told me of how much difficulty. He had in finding hourly workers.
We are in a unique situation up here people with higher education do not want to work in factories. he ended up hiring a Russian Ukranian married couple educated but fleeing the war, very happy with their work ethic.

 

[chameleonov]

Yes. It is very difficult. There are just WAY too many recruitment steps. These "honest" companies are trying to find every single little reason why they should NOT hire you. I heard about a guy a few years ago who applied to Tesla inc. and they had 11 recruitment processes from interview, tests, meeting different people at the company before they finally hired him. I mean tell me what company had that many steps just 100 years ago before they got the job? Anyway, the guy quit after 3 weeks or so.

For me, even with all my experience, it has been getting harder and harder to get permanent work. And us with aspergers the situation looks grim, in general. There are companies that focus on "us" but they are few and looking for the best talent as well, sadly.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

The best example of An Aspie getting overlooked during his job hunt was Albert Einstein Even the academics, missed him So this tells you where that leaves the rest of us Even, I paid the price changed positions for a promotion ended up unemployed for two years. Now that I'm retired the industry. is taking notice of my special skills I have started using a forum, called finishing.com and contributing again, my education, and experience is unique, even among fellow experts.

Last week my nephew read a book about painting automobiles, he was so impressed. That he recommended it to my brother who in turn forwarded it to me Neither of them seems to be aware that my expertise eclipse's what they were reading. Automotive coating is just a minor, Subset of my expertise.