| First of all: It gets better. I have to say that because when you are having career trouble made worse by ADHD it seems like nothing will ever work. It can be a dark and lonely place. Now, onto the advice. When looking for a job, focus on the "micro" environment, not the "macro" environment. You are much more affected by the particular tasks you have day to day, you direct team and even your office than the overall mission or culture of the company. Game dev company vs finance company? Your ADHD doesn't care. Look for jobs and positions with constant change. ADHD feeds on novelty. If you are working on something different every month then you get a lot of novelty. Maybe that means consulting. Maybe that means a technical support position in a large company. Remember, think micro not macro. Try to find a team/manager/mentor that is friendly and supportive. If you're anything like you're probably hyper-sensitive to negative feedback. Even polite, reasonable negative feedback can feel like a dagger in your heart. Aim for a team that is overly caring and overly careful. Some people would scoff at this idea and complain that it gets in the way of an efficient team. You are not some people. You are you and need to work with your ADHD not against it. See if you can find work with lots and lots of incremental small wins. This could be fixing many small bugs while working with clients, or writing code in dev team that does TDD all the time. The small wins will build your motivation, confidence and general good feelings. |