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It's not about being human or not. In a very early stage startup you just simply cannot always afford the investment (time and/or money) needed to create a flex
by Decker87 5y ago
It's not about being human or not. In a very early stage startup you just simply cannot always afford the investment (time and/or money) needed to create a flexible enough environment to support someone who struggles with things like staying focused or working at a fast pace.
And that's okay. Startups are a little over-romanticized anyway.
- bqmjjx0kac 5y ago> someone who struggles with things like staying focused or working at a fast pace. You might be surprised by the hyper-focus abilities of folks with ADHD. Keep in mind that your perception is skewed by selection bias — you probably already know many productive coworkers that never told you they have ADHD.
- xedrac 5y agoPerhaps ADHD comes in many forms and severities. My wife has ADHD and her ability to "hyper-focus" is about as good as my ability to breath under water.
- iamdbtoo 5y agoIt absolutely does.
- bqmjjx0kac 5y agoMy experience of ADHD is that I hyperfocus on work because it's interesting. I'd basically do the same thing without medication, but I wouldn't be able to do my laundry or cook dinner at the end of the day because I'd be exhausted. ADHD symptoms are a multidimensional spectrum [citation needed], and so-called normal people lie somewhere on that spectrum. Making affordances for folks with ADHD is a win for everyone. For example: write meeting notes and assign action items, use a bug tracker, ask people if the process works for them.
- iamdbtoo 5y agoThe fact that you think it takes so much work to do that means you don’t understand how it works.