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by griffaliff
Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:39 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: New Cracks Appearing
Replies: 6
Views: 3801

Re: New Cracks Appearing

Hi again Tom, I reckon a touch of ADHD is in there yes. I find my dyspraxia pulls in elements of that and aspergers too. The work is novel sometimes, it depends on the job. I can sometimes be just collecting leafs all day and chipping wood which is fairly dull but some days I'll be 60ft up a tree fo...
by griffaliff
Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:33 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: New Cracks Appearing
Replies: 6
Views: 3801

Re: New Cracks Appearing

Hi Tom, no offence taken at all, no worries there. Yes, it is very much indeed the case where I come across shining at the interview then find it nigh on impossible to reflect that in my work once I am hired. It's a bit of a pain in the arse really. You also hit the nail on the head about conforming...
by griffaliff
Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:36 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: New Cracks Appearing
Replies: 6
Views: 3801

Re: New Cracks Appearing

Hi Tom, thanks for the response! One hundred percent no on the sabotage front. I like the job, it just seems that my personality shines in an interview but when faced with the task I'm hired for, things slowly unravel. I wouldn't say I set hugely high standards for myself either, just simply to get ...
by griffaliff
Sun Nov 29, 2015 2:15 am
Forum: Work
Topic: New Cracks Appearing
Replies: 6
Views: 3801

New Cracks Appearing

Hi there, I've posted on this part of the site a few times about work. I became a tree surgeon over the past 12 months, I climb trees and maintain them/cut them down for a living. I have found that even in my previous career (I used to work in I.T.) that each job I went to, cracks would start to app...
by griffaliff
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:36 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: You know you're dyspraxic when
Replies: 403
Views: 680724

Re: You know you're dyspraxic when

- Losing personal items (keys, wallet, phone etc) ALL the time. - Spending half an hour, stomping around the house getting incredibly angry at yourself because you can't find said personal item, then finding it in the space where it should be in the first place. - Forgetting things yet having a bril...
by griffaliff
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:23 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: Bullying at work
Replies: 24
Views: 17765

Re: Bullying at work

Hey all, I am bullied (slightly) at work. I work for a mid-size tree surgery firm in rural Manchester, I've been there about two months now and I can tell that a lot of the other staff there don't like me. They'll all stand around and chat to each other at the yard in the mornings/evenings but I fin...
by griffaliff
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:11 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: Interest lost at work in general.
Replies: 5
Views: 4336

Re: Interest lost at work in general.

Hi Tom, I totally agree with you regarding the glass ceiling metaphor. I've worked so many jobs (been fired plenty of times) where I've watched people start at the same time as me, with the same level of experience, and they've gone on to be promoted/given more responsibility. Whereas in my case, I'...
by griffaliff
Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:27 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: Interest lost at work in general.
Replies: 5
Views: 4336

Interest lost at work in general.

Hey all, I wanted to ask a group of other dyspraxic people a question about jobs they've had in the past, or currently have. I have done a lot of varied work from P.A. speaker set ups for rave parties to computer programmer and now I am working as a tree surgeon. My issue is that I can't seem to fin...
by griffaliff
Mon May 11, 2015 9:56 am
Forum: Work
Topic: holding jobs
Replies: 11
Views: 5654

Re: holding jobs

Hello, I don't have an answer but I thought I would reply as I find knowing that people have similar issues can make you feel better! I graduated from university with a 2.2 in music technology in 2011 - not the most useful degree. I came out with no connections so getting a job that pays enough in t...
by griffaliff
Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:05 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Struggling with budgeting
Replies: 8
Views: 8264

Re: Struggling with budgeting

I find struggling to balance the books is my worst trait. I always have money for rent as that is the backbone of my existence when it boils down to it. It is also my biggest expense each month. To manage this I have a separate savings account (with nothing in it) that I put the rent money into as s...
by griffaliff
Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: You know you're dyspraxic when
Replies: 403
Views: 680724

Re: You know you're dyspraxic when

When you go to do something (it can be anything), make a mistake, think 'oh crap', go to correct it resulting in something else going wrong, try to correct the whole thing, make a mistake again then forget what you were doing in the first place and get left with some tangled problem that results in ...
by griffaliff
Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:25 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: Positive stories about work/employers
Replies: 24
Views: 9869

Re: Positive stories about work/employers

Hi everyone, I would say my positive story is retraining to do a hands on job. I am fortunate enough to have been blessed with decent genetics which means I'm tall, flexible, reasonably strong and naturally slim/fit by default. I took a degree which was a bit short sighted (I studied music technolog...
by griffaliff
Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:10 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: hypermobility?
Replies: 8
Views: 6251

Re: hypermobility?

Hey, I have heard that this can be a trait yes, a lot of dyslexic people I know seem to have it too. My mum is a yoga teacher so I did yoga as a child, I don't do it any more but I still find I can get into difficult positions with ease. It often surprises people when I show them how flexible I am s...
by griffaliff
Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:04 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: My coping strategies - what are yours?
Replies: 44
Views: 47098

Re: My coping strategies - what are yours?

Hi all, it's nice to see that there is a community of us dyspraxics that are talking about this kind of stuff. I was lucky enough for my behaviour to be noticed by the special needs assistant teacher at primary school. I was always wondering the classroom, being disruptive and could never concentrat...
by griffaliff
Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:42 pm
Forum: Work
Topic: A mild dyspraxic with work/direction issues.
Replies: 1
Views: 2438

A mild dyspraxic with work/direction issues.

Hi all, I find myself at a very strange point in my life at the moment, I thought maybe asking others with a shared condition or experience with the condition might be able to give some guidance. Basically, since I finished university in 2011 I have lacked any sort of direction with regards to work ...