[Sunrise]

I'm not sure if I'm frustrated with my career progression or not to be honest. I have little desire to do a management role because it seems like a massive amount of stress for not much more pay, and I really don't have the patience to spend my time dealing with other people's stupidity, which is what 99% of management seems to be.

I'm not sure if the social interaction is a problem as such, but the people that progress do seem to be mostly those who talk a good game and how competent they are at the practical side of the job seems to be largely irrelevant. Some of my bosses haven't got a clue, but they can talk a good game and I think they enjoy the power. Some of them haven't got the common sense they were born with and I wouldn't trust them to run a bath. I have no regrets about not doing what they do because I don't really want to do it. I don't have the patience at all for any of that. I don't know if that's because of my issues or if it's just my personality?

I've never had a career. I was quite poor academically and never really had any career ambitions. I don't have a "specialist subject" though which is probably where I differ from autistic people, I'm definitely not one of these little professor types. I don't have any career regrets in that way because I don't feel like I've underachieved in that respect, I never thought I'd be some bigshot.

Career snobbery is one of my pet hates. I do a low level job, but I don't see why that should make me any less of a person? My job doesn't define who I am. Are people with a bigger income better than me? I'm not lazy or stupid just because of the job I do. I hate that attitude so much.