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I'd argue that it still might not fit you. If I'm hearing you correctly, you are in a software engineering position. That job unfortunately requires human inter

I'd argue that it still might not fit you. If I'm hearing you correctly, you are in a software engineering position. That job unfortunately requires human interaction, as the problem of correctly designing and deploying software is HARD. It sounds like that isn't lost on you, though, and I can imagine having autism would make this job exceedingly difficult. It sounds like a pure programming job would be ideal for you, but I've never seen one personally. I honestly hope you find one. I just got out of a bad job and I know how taxing it can be. I disagree that every job is soul crushing, though. At least not intrinsically so. Different jobs are good or bad based on the situation of the one performing it. We do have a choice in that we can choose not to perform that job (although for many that isn't really a true choice). In any case, I hope your current and future employers recognize your needs. There are too many hard-ass managers with a "business mindset" that would rather avoid working with perfectly productive individuals such as yourself.

Aaargh20318 8y ago
> It sounds like a pure programming job would be ideal for you, but I've never seen one personally. So far I have mainly worked for small startups in R&D type of roles, which suits me well. The problems start when the company starts to grow. At my current job I was the only developer when I started, now we’re at a dozen developers and they are talking about hiring a scrum master. That’s kind of my sign to start looking, which is a bit sad because this employer has been really good to me. Experience has shown me, however, that sticking around too long when a company gets over a certain size is not a good idea. > I hope your current and future employers recognize your needs. They do. Honestly they’ve been great about it, but unfortunately that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

Aaargh20318 8y ago

> It sounds like a pure programming job would be ideal for you, but I've never seen one personally. So far I have mainly worked for small startups in R&D type of roles, which suits me well. The problems start when the company starts to grow. At my current job I was the only developer when I started, now we’re at a dozen developers and they are talking about hiring a scrum master. That’s kind of my sign to start looking, which is a bit sad because this employer has been really good to me. Experience has shown me, however, that sticking around too long when a company gets over a certain size is not a good idea. > I hope your current and future employers recognize your needs. They do. Honestly they’ve been great about it, but unfortunately that doesn’t mean it’s easy.