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> I'm not sure you even need to mention it as being ADHD-related so much as just a good way to keep you highly productive I guess I was thinking of phrasing it
by brundolf 5y ago
> I'm not sure you even need to mention it as being ADHD-related so much as just a good way to keep you highly productive
I guess I was thinking of phrasing it that way defensively; i.e. it's not just me being picky, it's a genuine trait that (I think) I don't have any control over
- retrac 5y agoI'd point out that people without ADHD don't necessarily have much control over what they're relatively good with, either! In a non-programming context for example, someone who is quite bad and slow with numbers yet good with manual tasks, might prefer to be reassigned from cashier to stock. Even without ADHD being mentioned, there's nothing too odd about that kind of request, though there's no guarantee it could be accommodated. Now, if you mentioned ADHD it might create a legal obligation to accommodate. (Not sure on your laws there.) If you think they're supportive I don't see the harm in phrasing it in terms of your ADHD to emphasize it's not you being picky, it's a practical way to keep you productive.
- brundolf 5y agoI guess I think the analogy would be more complete if nobody liked working cashier and most would rather be in stock. I'm claiming to be more productive at things that most people want to be doing anyway, so I could imagine there being an assumption that I'm just saying that