"I've had many different roles throughout my life. I've been part of a cabin crew, sold wine over the phone, worked for an international charity, sold suitcases, reported as a freelance journalist, and worked at McDonald's, a shirt shop, a toothbrush factory, and a garden centre. Research suggests that people with ADHD have a higher incidence of 'job-switching', essentially flitting from one career to another in quick succession."
"Now, in my latest incarnation, I'm finally doing something related to my degree: I'm a Ph.D. researcher attempting to understand the link between ADHD, gender, work, and entrepreneurship. Through my research, and for the first time in my life, I've met other women with the exact same story as mine. Despite often being labelled as gifted or having above-average intelligence, many women with ADHD seem to flounder and float around in the working world."
Many people with ADHD, especially women, hold diverse and unstable employment histories across service, sales, charity, journalism, retail, and remote roles such as helplines. There is a higher incidence of frequent job-switching among people with ADHD, producing checkered work histories that can mask advanced qualifications. Some individuals with ADHD pursue higher degrees yet still experience career drift and feelings of wasted potential. The mismatch between perceived giftedness and occupational outcomes generates intense shame. Breaking the shame cycle requires personal self-advocacy and systemic workplace policy changes to accommodate neurodivergent strengths and reduce career penalties.
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