What's up everyone? Finally decided to join this site

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Hey everyone my name is Ryan. I have (PDD-NOS) a mild form of autism that I was diagnosed with at around the age of 1 or 2(I can't remember) and found out about it in 6th grade(I think I was 12) by my Mom which definitely cleared things up and helped explain my introverted nature.

I came across this site a few years ago and lurked on it every now and then but wasn't sure about joining it since I didn't want to be reminded about my condition since I was trying hard to overcome it. Looking back, I kinda wish I joined years ago since I wouldn't have had to feel alienated by most people. I've decided to join this site to find a good cyber hangout spot where I won't feel like an outcast and to know more about myself and other folks of this community.

Here's a few things about myself. I'm a video game nerd and enjoy playing a ton of games(Both retro and modern games) and enjoy playing Pinball if ever come across a table. I'm a returning college student trying to get a technical certificate in Software Development and land a job in the IT Industry. Lately I've been starting to watch a few YouTube channels by others of the ND community. Some of my favorite ND YouTubers are : Max Derrat, Neurodivergent Rebel, and IndieAndy(R.I.P). There are a few others that I'm aware of such as, The Aspie World, Autmazing, and Autism From The Inside, but I really haven't checked them out that much so I don't have much of an opinion about them. If anybody has some other ND YouTube channels to recommend, feel free to share them and I'll take a look at them.

I would list more about myself. But to save space on this post and to avoid making it too long, I made a post on the questions about you section(Page 351) of the Getting to know each other Forum if anyone is interested in checking it out.

It's great to see that there are places on the Internet where people who don't fit in with society can gather and feel at ease.

Last edited by RenegadeWanderer on 28 Oct 2022, 8:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Welcome to WP!

Welcome to Wrong Planet.

Hello.

The sky is up.

Welcome.

lol Thanks

Also thank you Tim_Tex and jimmy m

Welcome to WP!

welcome! Glad you are here

Welcome to WP! I hope you find it to be a nice place to frequent.

Note: If you like IT it is a good career field. It is what I retired from.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Music to my ears. Good to know I'm on the right career path.

It's the right career path if you like the work and are good at it. Even if you can just tolerate the work and are good at it.

Sometimes I did not enjoy work, but I did retire at 56. That I liked a lot!

I especially enjoyed the regrettably small number of years I was a DBA.

I ended up stranded in computer security for the last 20 years of working. I did not enjoy that at all but I was good at the paperwork (it was government contracts...the government secures computers with paperwork).

Yeah the IT industry is flourishing with technology being everywhere now so there are opportunities.

That's awesome to hear that you were able to retire at that age!

I imagine that the work depending on what you do isn't all sunshine and rainbows, but compared to the jobs I've been doing, this would be more of my kind of thing. Plus if it helps pay the bills and all, then that's even better.

Pretty much my plan is getting through my community college classes, getting whatever certificates and degrees that I'm able to get, and hopefully I can get into a good job that will sustain me for life. Thank's for sharing your experience.

I was good at living beneath my means...and, thanks to IT, I had comfortable means to live beneath. Also see Warren Buffet's advice on the topic...um, he did better than I did...and wasn't in IT.

I can identify the three most common sources of unhappiness at work for me:

1. On government contracts the contractors have to keep their bids as low as possible to improve their chances of winning the contract. Which means a shortage of resources (for instance, hours and weeks on the schedule), which translates to a lot of pressure on the employees. And long hours.

2. Unreasonable or incompetent customer contacts. But, they are the customer, so you're stuck with them.

3. Unreasonable or incompetent management. But, you work for them, so you're stuck with them.

Many of the better-paying employers will want to see a B.S. in something relevant to the work (any relevant diploma is better than no relevant diploma, of course). Appropriate certificates can then distinguish you from the folk who just have a degree.

Good luck!

That's something I'll definitely take into consideration.




Yeah it sounds pretty bad when you have to deal with demanding managers and customers as well as resource issues.
There's also this apparently: https://rollbar.com/blog/10-developer-h ... at-night/#



I 've also noticed this on quite a few hiring websites. I plan on finishing my current technical certificate program, and then carefully plan my next move. As long as I've got the right certificates/degrees, hopefully more opportunities will open up.



Thank you! Earning a certificate and a degree isn't always easy, but I'll make it happen. Whatever it takes. Thank you for sharing this. This will help down the road.

It's an investment. As long as nothing horrible happens, it could be an investment that pays off.

Good Luck!

Willkommen