The world of employment can be tough to navigate for a person with ADHD. For one thing, it can be difficult to obtain a job. Once you have a job, it can be difficult to retain that job. And even if you have no problem keeping the job you have, certain unique challenges can still emerge.
For instance, you can waste time — not by being unproductive, but by being redundantly productive. That’s exactly what happened to Kyle Mason, who recently completed a much worse version of a work assignment he’d forgotten he’d already done.
When approached by Squeaky Wheel reporters on the scene, Mason first responded to the initial questioning with a loud groan and an exasperated rub of his eyes.
“So, you guys just get the scoop on anything, huh?” he asked, annoyed.
Mason then glared at his coworker, who shrugged sheepishly. The helpful informant is on record as preferring to remain anonymous.
Pissed off, Mason was finally ready to share.
“Look, I put off that stupid PowerPoint presentation about whatever for a long time. The meeting kept getting postponed, so it was for nobody! I was just about to send it for review — and then I realized I did it weeks ago.”
Squeaky Wheel reporters then pressed Mason, asking him to clarify that he was not proud of the new, more recent version of the assignment. He sighed.
“I mean, I’m glad I didn’t send the presentation to my manager. He would’ve used the new one, and it sucked! I just forwarded the old one. Turns out, when you’re not agonizing over something, it’s generally of better quality.”
“Now,” he said, “can you please go away?”