Can’t keep a job to save my life. Is there any hope?
Lost my confidence in ever finding a career
31/autism/ADHD- at my last straw with work
I’m a 31 year old man from Canada. From the age of 22 when I left university I have floundered significantly in work. I have had more jobs than I can count. From customer service to marketing to government to retail I’ve had and lost many many jobs.
I’m 2023 my now wife brought to my attention that I have adhd. I’ve since been medicated and as a person I’m improved. I get things done around the house and I’m more regulated on top of. Things
One thing it hasn’t done is make any headway on a career. Since 2024 I’ve had 4 jobs. All of which I lost being told it wasn’t my fault, some were toxic bosses, some where just lack of business.
I’m at a point now where I have no idea if work is even meant for me. I need to find something that can stick because my wife and I can’t take anymore stress from job loss. She does very well so we make our life work but I feel like a useless plug if I can’t contribute financially as a man. My wife is incredible and kind and just wants me to be stable.
She’s now told me she wants me to find accessible work for those with disabilities. I’m not even sure if those jobs exist but I am looking into community programs to
match me.
After hitting 30 I’ve really started to take stock of the failures of my life. I had all the opportunities in the world like school gor into good jobs but I blew them all because of my condition and just who I am as a person. It makes me so angry with myself that my classmates are building careers and doing great things and I can’t even keep entry level work.
It makes me incredibly sad to know i have no potential. That the best I can do is probably a low stake min wage job. I have no skills beyond talking to people and It makes me feel like i have no real value as a man. It makes me deeply despise myself