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submitted 1 year ago by WatTyler@lemmy.sdf.org to c/adhd@lemmy.world

I'm not presently working but I trained, and worked as, a software developer. I struggle a lot with work and my working life has been very chaotic due to shit mental health. It seems like a really stupid idea, as being a chef is meant to be really stressful. However, the idea of it being fast-paced, immediate, physical, intense, sensory seems really really appealing to me.

I'm sorry if this isn't a lot of information to go on. I'm trying to reduce details, partly for privacy's sake, partly because if I don't wind myself-in this could be a novel long.

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[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I worked in a kitchen the summer after I graduated high school and before I left for college.

I found it was the perfect job to make sure I worked hard in college, got good grades, and got a good job, because it convinced me I never ever wanted to work in a kitchen again.

In 35 years I've never once thought I should go back to working in a kitchen. I've had shitty jobs and shitty managers since then, but the actual work has never been as miserable as that.

this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2023
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