Re: Should I or shouldn't I?

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Hey Guy—

First question: Where are you?

In some countries/U.S. states, you’d get some protection against losing your job were your boss to… “disapprove.” In other places, not so much. In any event, you would have a better sense of your “office politics” than the rest of us would.

I think it is always prudent—when possible—for ADDers (and others, too) to look for work in fields where they can flourish. Even though I know we have people on this forum who are, for example, accountants, I can’t imagine what that must be like for somebody with serious Attention Deficit. I know we live in difficult times. ANY job is a good job and perhaps a necessary one. Still, employment should be a win-win proposition for both employee and employer. If ADD is preventing you from meeting your responsibilities, perhaps you need to start casting about for something else to do. Either that, or see if your doctor can help you mitigate the ditziness.

A final thought—ADD is not something most people can get their heads around. If you’re missing a limb or have a visible disability, people understand and sympathize. Not so with ADD. Even on this forum, members who bunk in the “ADD-is-a-blessing” camp can’t imagine why others of us think of it as a horrible curse. So you’re flipping a coin: heads you win some accommodation, tails you’re fired. I suppose that begs a second question: Are you lucky?

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