you don't have to describe them in detail with dates, not trying to get you to doxx yourself

but it's kind of A Thing with neurodivergent folks to have tried a lot of different jobs, and I'm curious about everybody's count

I think I'm up to 21 that I've filed taxes for, which doesn't seem that extreme for 42, except when you consider that I've been unemployed most of my son's 17 years of life because I couldn't handle parenting and that level of outside obligations, so most of those happened before I was 25 – so 20ish jobs between 15-25

how bout you, how many things have you tried?

  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    22 days ago

    Technically 5, functionally 4

    Pizza chain, customer service rep

    Same pizza chain but different location as a driver

    Corn breeding lab tech

    Neuroscience lab tech

    Neuroscience lab tech in the lab next door which was run by my original PI’s wife

    Currently unemployed and looking for another lab tech or low level scientist job, ideally at the NIH. Gotta be right in the “turn into a shadow on the pavement” range when DC gets nuked

    Oh I also did paid acting gigs for a while, it was never enough to like, pay rent though.

    • dustbunnies [she/her, comrade/them]
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      22 days ago

      your career path sounds like a Sims career path in the best way – like, you pick a track, and it seems a little unlikely, but it works out and suddenly you're a neuroscientist 🤯 I love it

      also love that you have been a professional actor!! if you got paid for it, it was your profession, even if only part-time. cool as fuck!! neuroscientist-actor-comrade 🤩