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>there is a lot of untapped talent in the neurodiverse community There is going to be a huge advantage for companies that realize this. Massive untapped demand

>there is a lot of untapped talent in the neurodiverse community There is going to be a huge advantage for companies that realize this. Massive untapped demand for jobs that recognize different ways of getting work done. I wrote a blog post (https://beta.wildcardpeople.com/what-is-a-wildcard-person https://beta.wildcardpeople.com/what-is-a-wildcard-person) about how people with ADHD tend to do work, and I'm finding random people on LinkedIn putting it right in their bio.

jbluepolarbear 5y ago
I’ve never seen myself so accurately described. I love it. May I also LinkedIn this?
- robmerki 5y ago
  Yes please, share as much as you'd like. Glad you enjoyed it :)
nextlevelwizard 5y ago
Skimming the post this feels very horoscop-y, like this could fit most people who read it.
- StevenWaterman 5y ago
  That goes for most things about ADHD - it's a collection of symptoms which everyone experiences to different extents (which is why so many people claim that ADHD doesn't exist and everyone has it) The distinction comes when you experience those symptoms constantly and to such an extreme that it becomes debilitating - to such an extreme that in order to cope, you have to structure your whole life around it. In the context of that blog post, it goes from "yes this sounds like me" to "I need almost everything on this list or I will burnout and quit within 6 months".
  - nextlevelwizard 5y ago
    It is more that there are only positive points, very much like Myers-Briggs personality types or horoscopes. I get that this is basically a sales pitch, but since as you said everything here applies to everyone this feels just "oh, look at us Wildcards(tm) we are so good for your company!"
    - StevenWaterman 5y ago
      That's very fair. As you say it's a sales pitch, so they're downplaying the negatives. They do talk about them, but the downsides they list are just a lot more serious than they suggest. I'll talk about them though! - Unlikely to finish things, especially to a high standard - Unpredictable, jumping between being a 10x developer and a detriment to the team for unknown reasons - Forgetful, won't follow through on things and won't even remember it was a thing they were meant to be doing - Generally quite susceptible to mood swings However, I will say that many of the things that those downsides will be far more prevalent in a traditional workplace than in one that read this post and took it on board. If you're providing varied work, consistent feedback, and low expectations (in terms of quality, not volume), then you won't really see those issues arise much.

jbluepolarbear 5y ago

I’ve never seen myself so accurately described. I love it. May I also LinkedIn this?

robmerki 5y ago
Yes please, share as much as you'd like. Glad you enjoyed it :)

nextlevelwizard 5y ago

Skimming the post this feels very horoscop-y, like this could fit most people who read it.

StevenWaterman 5y ago
That goes for most things about ADHD - it's a collection of symptoms which everyone experiences to different extents (which is why so many people claim that ADHD doesn't exist and everyone has it) The distinction comes when you experience those symptoms constantly and to such an extreme that it becomes debilitating - to such an extreme that in order to cope, you have to structure your whole life around it. In the context of that blog post, it goes from "yes this sounds like me" to "I need almost everything on this list or I will burnout and quit within 6 months".
- nextlevelwizard 5y ago
  It is more that there are only positive points, very much like Myers-Briggs personality types or horoscopes. I get that this is basically a sales pitch, but since as you said everything here applies to everyone this feels just "oh, look at us Wildcards(tm) we are so good for your company!"
  - StevenWaterman 5y ago
    That's very fair. As you say it's a sales pitch, so they're downplaying the negatives. They do talk about them, but the downsides they list are just a lot more serious than they suggest. I'll talk about them though! - Unlikely to finish things, especially to a high standard - Unpredictable, jumping between being a 10x developer and a detriment to the team for unknown reasons - Forgetful, won't follow through on things and won't even remember it was a thing they were meant to be doing - Generally quite susceptible to mood swings However, I will say that many of the things that those downsides will be far more prevalent in a traditional workplace than in one that read this post and took it on board. If you're providing varied work, consistent feedback, and low expectations (in terms of quality, not volume), then you won't really see those issues arise much.