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What trait is a weakness in one profession, but directly translates to a strength in a different profession? (lemmy.world)

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Tell a fish success is measured by climbing a tree, and he will spend his whole life thinking he's a failure.

What skills, attitudes, personality traits have you seen mismatched to a certain job that later made the individual an awesome worker in another job?

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[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Most neurodivergences

ADHD is hell in a corporate setting but fantastic in a creative profession (I do both)

[-] deltapi@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

My untreated ADHD was a huge asset when I worked customer support for an airline. I had tons of customer complements and I was hailed as an example by area management on how to balance corporate costs with getting customers what they want.

I utterly failed managing a team of 15 people doing the exact same job. The multiple competing priorities on any given day often left me in task paralysis.

Now I work in I.T. and my ADHD is an asset again. I complete most days work in 3-5 hours and play video games the rest of the time.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago

Conversely...there's a reason why the venn of ASD and IT is almost a single circle

[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago

ASD is great in an office where you can work in an office without distractions and noise, not so great in creative work IMO.

I say that as someone that's both ASD and ADHD, and have a BFA with a focus on fashion design. I was pretty good at pattern making, but too literal in for design. Currently I do pre-press, and I'm solidly competent.

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