Over-qualified for your job?

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The Wikipedia article on autism says that autistic or Asperger's people who have jobs are frequently working "far below their actual level of skills and qualification". How many people here are in that situation? That was certainly true of my last full-time job.

I have a degree, so academically at least, I guess I was always going to be good enough to get that.

But yes, I'd consider that I've punched below my weight in all my jobs so far. They certainly haven't been jobs you'd require a degree for.

I've always worked to my qualifications: degree plus professional,

But now my house is just about paid for, I'm considering downsizing my job to something less stressful, or perhaps more interesting even if less well-paid.

i work belwo my weight and i love it
i dont have to think or analyse or perfectionise anything. and i get paid well as well.

Yes.

Yes.

Well, this is my first post...so I'll shoot at this one.

I really believe that a lot of Aspies are working well below their potential due to the fact that most entry-level jobs require lots of detail-oriented work, multitasking, and the ability to process and execute directives. My suggestion: Find a job that requires a difficult-to-ascertain certification and that will help set you apart. Examples include engineers, architects, CPAs, doctors, lawyers, pilots, etc. Many Aspies will have an advantage on the actual certification exams and will immediately get recognized for their performance.

I'm over qualified for my job. Not that they notice or care.

Believe it or not, someone who I had mentioned quite a while ago in this foum is studying to be a teacher, but she used to be a cashier at our local grocery store.

That's called underemployment.

Surely it's not underemployment considering she worked as a cashier first, and is now studying to be a teacher. Because she's working her way up, not down.

If she'd qualified as a teacher first then worked as a cashier, yes that would be underemployment.

Oh, I thought working your way down from up was called underemployment.

I'm sorry!

I'm overqualified for my job.

I have a degree, was part-way through the Honours program but pulled out due to going batshit crazy [going back next year, most likely].

My job is an entry-level administrative assistant position.

It's VERY boring, but at least I have an income.

I have a BA in Psyc and Women Studies.....I think that alone qualifies me to do what I do ...change the diapers of adults with DD,mop the floor,make their lunches,and get screamed at daily by one of the residents...I HATE MY JOB...but the other residents are good guys and the worse part is really working with the staff ,most of whom are lazy and rude to the clients...I know the managers, all 20 years younger then me,hate me, because I "question their authorityI have a reputation as a trouble maker because I advocate for the clients needs.Let them fire me...please...I could use the unemployment check and have time to get a better job.

I never bought a better job work permit, AKA college degree. But sure haven't worked at jobs that challanged me much so have worked way below my true potential when I worked for other people.

I'm middle aged and never heard about AS until last year and pretty much figured out I would never B/S my way up the ladder anyplace because it's more personality and looks than actual skill that gets people ahead. Sure they have to have something happening in their heads, but mostly will get ahead by using people to make them look good.

I was over qualified for the Job that I used to have, working at the Diving Gear factory. I was turning Fishing Waders right side out, cutting excess threads off of garments and taping zippers with Double-Sided Tape, when I could have been doing so much more. I can't believe that I've waisted my time in a Special Needs Job Preperation programme, just to end up doing such low-end tasks in a factory. That experience is what made me the Rebel that you all know me as.

I think I am in the right job level for my qualification.

Unsuprisingly I find the technical aspects of the job really easy, but have real difficulties with the 'soft' skills side, i.e. office politics (which I generally ignore to the infuriation of some of my managers and co-workers).