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Well, I quit my job and almost got arrested in the process.

NeoPhile said:
Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen proved that aspies tend to have many engineers in their family trees. You can see that genetic progression.
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It is because of this point, that some have considered LFAs to be injured Aspies (not injured NTs).
 
Update: applied to be bus attendant and/or lunch room aide for the local school district. I found out I cannot donate plasma because I'm a type 1 diabetic. I'm selling some of my basketball cards in the meantime. I have one more paycheck from the previous job coming next week. Then I'll just have to hope something works out. Nothing from care.com yet. Maybe I can leave a flyer at church and offer to clean people's homes. :) Totally putting my two partial Master's degrees to work, hehehe.
 
Khendra said:
I had worked in direct care. Got beyond frustrated with employees, bosses, and all their drama and their different set of rules for the client home I worked at. I quit today. But I almost got arrested because, when I called the police when no one was coming to relieve me of my shift (I'd called other employees, but they were all in overtime), the police thought I was going to leave the client home just because I said I was angry and wanted to leave (that would be grounds for arrest for abuse and neglect, since I was the only person on staff at the home). Well, I knew I couldn't actually leave until someone showed up, which is why I called police after others weren't responding to my requests to relief. Still, I got scared at the mere mention of possible arrest, so I hit myself and appeared very weird before the policewoman.

Not sure what to do at this point. I wonder if I should ever seek employment again. I had some good jobs in direct care, and at substitute teaching, in years past, but my latest ventures in those arenas have met with absolute disaster.

I do not seem to have any ability to deal with conflict with other human beings. It is my Achilles' heel, as they say.
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I am sorry this happened. Direct care can be very stressful and isn't easy.
 
Mattymatt said:
I am sorry this happened. Direct care can be very stressful and isn't easy.
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Thanks. This was about a year and a half ago. I'm doing better now by tutoring and cleaning people's houses. I'm also currently awaiting some work as a substitute teacher aide in a small district (no calls yet). I had various direct care jobs from 2013-2017, some more successful than others, but I don't think I'll go back into that field. The hours can get crazy, and I'd rather spend more time with my spouse and accommodate his schedule.
 
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