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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. |
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If it was a degree in fine arts,(for example) would that not be seen as a distinct advantage if there was a job available in an art gallery or in a design studio or something along those lines? I'd love a job working in an art gallery or something along those lines, but have no qualifications in that field. |
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Yes, any qualification can be seen as a plus I imagine? But most people taking the same qualifications in life are neurotypical and the world is set up in a way that favours neurotypical people.
So you might do well in a qualification but then need to go through an interview process to get a job, which is all based around interpersonal skills. Or (as mine is) if it’s creative and based on finding freelance work in industry, then the work is a minimal part of the process, the important things are building relationships with people, networking, getting a social media presence, collaborating. So I wasn’t saying that the MA isn’t useful in general, rather that personally it won’t lead to paid work because I don’t have the networking skills due to being autistic. Sorry if that wasn’t clear. |
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So basically, workplaces are full of ultra competitive, backstabbing twats who are desperate to get one over you if you're not part of their clique? And the best way to deal with it is to become one of them?
The main message I've taken from that video is that people are awful. |
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I’ve seen working hard sometimes colleagues do try to sabotage success by trying to make you seem like a rude person, even evil person by passive aggression tactics. Can make you think you aren’t trying hard by lack of complimenting or giving you much more work out even much less of the work you are doing well in. |