Nurse with AS

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Hei, I am a 38 year old man with AS and I am also a nurse. My work I handle fine, I am working in a institution for people with mental handicaps. I also sometimes work in a phsyciatrical hospital (ER). I am good with the pasients, but my big problem is my co-workers. I struggle partical when they are not doing a good work. Looking at TV instead of washing or being with the pasients for example. The social life at my work place I handle fine. For example when they shall go out on something, because I never go out with them and I think both parts are happy with that.
Any one else that have it in this way?

My job is fine. People at work speak another language so they are very hard to understand when they speak English so I can get away with not speaking to anyone at work because English is my primary language and I speak no other language. I also work alone because I am a janitor.


I have struggled in the past with other co workers but at this job I am doing better. I also work for a company that is for people with disabilities. Right now I am dealing with a co worker who won't stop teasing me and he keeps asking me if I am laughing at him. I just ignore him and figure he will stop with his nonsense. It's getting so boring to hear it so I don't respond anymore. Then he asks me if I am mad at him. :slaps head: I told him I am tired of his teasing and it's old now so I ignore it now.

Yes it sounds that you have a nice work where you don`t have to be involved with co-workers. Language barrier is a very valied reason also then hehe. I understand that you don`t like the what he is doing, ignoring is proberly the best like you do. I don`t have any problems with that, but my main problem is anger against those lazy ones that comes to work just to get easy money with doing as little as possible.

I was a mental health counselor / job coach for over 10 years. It was structured, 1:1 contact and I believe my low thermostat was an asset. So I believe 'people work' is more than possible. Co-workers, that's a different skill. I can relate to your anger about lazy colleagues. Think it don't say it is my strategy w/ that.

vanhalenkurtz: Yes it would be a very good idea to just think it and don`t say it. It`s hard, particular when their lazines affect the pasients and the one that is coming on next shift that have to do all that they didn`t bother to do. I would like very much to just keep my anger inside me, but I struggle very hard to doing that.

1:1 contact is the best, I prefer that also in my personal life. If it is more people in the room, I find it very hard where and whom to look at.... Then the floor is a good option sadly....
Do you still work?