passed my probation period

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I have passed my probationary review! For the first time in four years, I am permanent!

And I have been told that I have good one on one skills in supervision, though I have been warned I should not chat with my supervisor quite as much. She is an awesome Star Trek buff, though, so it is hard. And she has a good sense of humor!

But she thinks that I make good decisions.

What a long way from last year, where I was told that everyone that I was weird during my first week, and where people thought I spaced out over something as minimal as a program attendance sheet, and doubted my abilities because I just can't do public services and a checkout station several hours a week And proofread timesheets AND scheduling nine or ten people. I felt that was insanity with a doorbell attached to my desk. Where people felt that I was hovering because I was too polite to interrupt their conversations.

Anyway, it just goes to show... if you are treated well, you have a better chance to perform well.

congratulations!

Well done, I am currently trying out the upfront I'm just weird tactic too.

Hard work pays off. Nice job!

Thanks all for your support!

I am glad that this is a shared experience. I knew you all would get what I have gone through!

When I first went in, I was terrified about getting a 'we love you but...' session, but that didn't happen!



Now that I am 'here to stay' I am doing what I can to make the workplace Aspie friendly, and neurodiverse. I would like to see a policy in place that supports hiring people with disabilities, but that will take some time, I think.

Well done you!

Nice, good news.

Autistics are always on probation.

And, today I signed my permanent, fulltime contract. Yahoo!

I seriously love this wrongplanet. I have gotten some awesome advice from you folks in the past. And can't wait to get more in the future! And to give my own advice too. By the end of this summer, I should have it figured out... how to remain calm when you have fifty things to do and everyone has a recommendation for how to do it better.

This is very good!
I know what you mean about the 'hovering' thing as well, I don't want to interrupt conversations, I feel so awkward.

At my workplace, I've been there nearly 3 years, but they've just hired an Aspie guy! Our management had no clue about Asperger's. Management was spoken to about Asperger's back when I was hired, but there's all new people now. Apparently, another co-worker has worked with people with disabilities a lot and is a retired teacher, and he has been talking to management to try and help the Aspie guy. Things seem to be getting better.

That is great that things are getting better, fellow Canadian aspiekelly. That is so awesome that your management knows and is getting to know more about this kind of stuff. I am discovering that there is not much of a safety net out there for folks with 'different strokes'. I am looking to have our local Learning Disabilities Association come in and talk about neurological differences. Yes, it will be more about LDs and less about autism, but I feel that it is important for our workplace to remain diverse. Plus, that is the only association that has helped me long term and helped my get my diagnostic assessment.

I would be interested in hearing about your workplace changes though.

Frankly, what helped me most at this job was the fact that my reference was honest with my current employer about my deficits. And by telling me, I knew what was said, and with some help from another friend, I was able to do a soft disclosure when I did not have a diagnosis yet. And learned the knowledge, 'Tina, we all learn differently here.' To be clear, my doorbell/timesheet/'Tina everyone thought you were weird' job was the job previous to this one (last year's job, basically).

Your post just made me smile. I am so pleased for you. Congratulations!

Thanks, PCgoblin!

Your reply made me smile.

So does that mean that the only way we are going to get neurotypicals to accept us is that we have to admit to them that we are disabled?