Have you found the "right" job?

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I'd like to put together a book about
aspies who found the "right" job for
them, to help others who might be
having problems in that area.
If you are interested in either writing
your own success story, or would be
willing to be interviewed for the book,
please email me at [email protected].
BTW I am an RN and discovered the joys
of teaching (which wouldn't seem like
a good job for an aspie) and want to
encourage others. Not being able to
work is horrible for self-esteem -
finding a job you like can do wonders
in so many ways.

I love teaching too.

^^^
Would you like to share your story?

I lack a formal dx at the moment. Do you still want it?

The right job? Heck, I haven't even got A job!

I'm an IT guy, and it seems to be pretty good. Plus one of my obsessions is computers

Man, I need to read that book!

To all who replied I hope to get to this eventually. Am currently on the down cycle of bipolar.

No, but still looking.

Well, right job?

I was a cleaner at my college, until I forgot to tell the Boss I wasn't coming in the next day. She got very ticked off and gave me a TERRIBLE reference for my next position at school.

I really enjoy working in the Early Childcare Business, I had started a teaching degree, but couldn't cope with being in charge, however, I really enjoyed being an assistant.

i woulf have continued on that path, but I wanted to try a BA, so I started a BA in Communications (I'm surprisingly adeept at communicating, I am Diagnosed Bi-polar, with suspected ASD (or at least ASD tendencies) I'm extremely reluctant to be diagnosed because I intende to adopt children later on, I'm confident of my parenting abilities, and I don't feel the need to be diagnosed at this stage.)

I'm quitting college, though, because I'm struggling with study as a result of my bi-polarity. I'm either manic or depressed, and neither of those states allows me to focus enough to study. Teh next 6 motnhs will se me being back on meds, and sorting my moods out.

I'll be spending the next 6 months doing random work (my parents are actually doing the job search for me, one of my brothers is autistic, diagnosed in toddlerhood, he is now 20).

Next year, I'll begin a Certificate 4 in Animal Management (yet undecided as to whether I will be focusing on Husbandry and Keeping or Nursing and Health care). Working with animals is my ideal job, because no matter how much being around a lot of people (even kids) can wear me out, I am never worn out by animals!

My dream job, however, is to work at Disneyland. I'd love being one of the Character guides (they dress in big black hats with feathers and wear velvet purple tops with big Ds on them, thye make sure the Characters are not killed by Park Guests, and also give out info as to where the charcaters are located)

I do intend to work on a Disneyland cruise when I've finnished my Certificate OR as a break halfway through (You work for Disney 6 months, then you can end or renew contract).

So, who knows.

ohmygosh, that's awesome! Hijacking this thread a bit - I know some people who studied hotel/hospitality management who worked at Disney for their co-op, but I'll bet you can get in without that degree (it just made it easier for those people, as non-U.S. citizens). I think I heard it's actually pretty competitive to be a costume character at Disney. It helps if you're a certain height - either really short (5'2 or under) or else really tall (like 6 feet). But best of luck with that!

I just started working in a dairy, and I like it a lot. I have my degree for vet tech, but I don't have the people skills to work in a vet clinic. I know I would enjoy any kind of laboratory work. Just lock me in a windowless lab with a list of lab tests to carry out, and I would be thrilled and soothed. If my dairy job continues to work out, they are going to build me a lab so I can do all the bacteriologic testing for them in-house.

I decided to take nursing classes after being a stay-at-home mom for 10 years! I did great in school was able to make some wonderful friends, but I've now lost touch w/ most of them sadly due to a move out of state (my husbands idea). I passed the boards and now I've been an LPN/LVN for a year and 1/2. Nursing in California started off good for me... the vibe was more welcoming. Now here in Alabama I'm burned out and I dread going to work!! ! I can NOT adjust to the change in peoples attitudes and the work place vibe feels wrong to me (in all 5 of the places I've worked here). So I'm thinking that nursing was a bad move for me...especially living here in the south. I wanted to make a living while making a difference, but it hasn't worked out for me...


I want to go back to Laboratory Assistant which is what I'd originally started classes before doing nursing school...but I really don't have a clue and don't want to waste any more time and money on trial and error!
What are some good jobs for Aspies/introverts?

thats me all over

I'd be glad to share a little of my story, with the caveat that I am not sure I have Asperger's.

When I was just out of college, I got a retail job. It didn't suit me at all... I learned that there were a lot of very stupid people in my city and I felt as if I met all of them. Most people were perfectly intelligent and very nice, but one low watt bulb or jerk, or combination of the two, would have me feeling down all day. That and I feel drained when dealing with many people in one day, no matter how nice they may be. I quit after six months. I was brave and tried retail again as an alternative to having no job at all, but this time it was in a large corporation and was even harder to deal with. I left that job after two months.

Then I tried office work. It suited me a little better than facing the public, but after a while it began to drive me mad because of 1) the office politics, which I felt were entirely over my head and 2) the work itself, which was basic paper pushing and didn't hold my interest. With every passing day, the boredom felt more farcical.

Now I am a singer. I always had a very good voice, but for the longest time I didn't believe a career in music would be viable. But lately I have learned that I was wrong, and that success was simply a matter of finding the right place to launch oneself. My speciality is medieval music and I've moved to a city where there's a lot of interest in that sort of thing. I am not yet making enough to support myself independently, but things do seem to be developing.

I have a friend who is also a musician and is a pretty clear cut case of Asperger's, and it seems to me that music, if one has the requisite talent, is a very good field for people with AS. Performers aren't necessarily outlandish or eccentric but there is a lot of leeway for such behavior in the field. Many of my Aspie-like traits are simply considered to be part of my own personal artistic nature.

It's also a good choice because there's a lot of opportunity for a flexible schedule. As far as practices are concerned I have the option of changing plans if I'm exhausted from an especially trying day. I can practice on my own as well, and don't need to be in the company of the band all day every day the way I would if this were a typical office job. Of course I have to show up to gigs reliably, no matter how I may be feeling, and this can be a bit of a challenge. But being on stage is different from normal interpersonal communication. Instead of having to hold down a conversation, you have words that have been predecided for you (or if you're playing an instrument, you don't have to say anything at all). I find performing very uplifting because suddenly it's acceptable to be theatrical and even startling and to emote without having to censor yourself.

It's no surprise to me that many performers are terribly shy once you get them offstage!

i found my niche working for a pharmaceutical company. I've been here 6 months and i'm getting hired on in a few weeks and no longer a temp. Its good work, I like it and the money is pretty good. If you want more information send me a message.