I literally got my current job by going to their main office downtown and handing in my resume in person. The receptionist told me to wait for 5 minutes and then they had me do an interview the same day.
It can be done. I am autistic, and I’m usually able to fake it well enough to get hired by somebody. Then I try to optimize in ways that reduce the amount of effort I put in to the image.
I’ve found that if I can mask long enough to prove my competence people overlook my being a fucking weirdo when it slips off. I do work in IT though so I’m kind of middle of the pack as far as weirdos go.
Getting a job is a lot like getting a girlfriend. Your personality matters more than your qualifications.
I can confirm, I’m very charismatic and have a job I in no way deserve but I’m happy doing it.
I literally got my current job by going to their main office downtown and handing in my resume in person. The receptionist told me to wait for 5 minutes and then they had me do an interview the same day.
This has been very difficult for my potentially autistic ass.
It can be done. I am autistic, and I’m usually able to fake it well enough to get hired by somebody. Then I try to optimize in ways that reduce the amount of effort I put in to the image.
Personality mirroring and lots of smiles 🙂
I usually last about 6 months of masking before I break. The best job I ever had was at a college where seemingly lots of people were “different”.
Sadly the campus closed down.
I’ve found that if I can mask long enough to prove my competence people overlook my being a fucking weirdo when it slips off. I do work in IT though so I’m kind of middle of the pack as far as weirdos go.
Well, all jobs refuse to even have an interview with me
So you’re just an economic incel