What are some good careers and career paths for OCD ?

True, but curious about jobs that OCD would be less of a stress, wanted to know others experiences

Of course, but I'm curious about jobs that would especially fit. What did you find came the easiest to you ?

@Madskills422 Sales. But not because my OCD. I just happened to work really hard at becoming good!

@CSquared Right, I never liked sales but respect those who can hustle

I've worked kitchens before, but not as a line cook. My only issues is not having a set eating time mid day, I struggle with an eating disorder. Still might check out a line cook job.

@Madskills422 Ah that was a problem for me too. I know for one thing, you have to tell them from the first interview, look, I have needs, they are pretty simple, I need to eat. They will accomodate you, but only if you are serious and put your foot down. If they won't flex a little for you, then they have sucky management and are no good anyway.

@blondehairyKrishna Hmm, most have laughed at the idea of leaving in a rush to eat, and since those busy times aren't always predictable, they usually want you to stay present.

I've heard this, might look into learning to code, hopefully by free resources and stuff. How long have you been a dev, how is the workplace / industry of tech, I know it can vary business to business

@Madskills422 I’ve been in tech for 5 years, specifically a dev for only 1.5 of those :). Learned it in the background of my actual job, then made the pivot. You can 100% learn front end web dev from free resources and YouTube. I would say 5 months to get proficient. The industry is definitely booming, so jobs are easy to come by and they’re generally pretty flexible. Salaries are decent (web dev is def lowest paying, but salaries are still good)

@Madskills422 Workplace culture is fortunately pretty good. There’s a general reputation for flexible and accommodating culture in the tech space. When my OCD started to really kick in my managers told me to leave immediately, no questions asked and they handled all of my clients. Gave me a month paid. I wouldn’t say that sort of treatment is anomalous

@leif That's amazing, yeah I'm torn between studying graphic design, UI, UX or going towards data entry with python and some math, stats. Are you familiar with those career paths, which is more stressful and demanding, ect ?

@Madskills422 Hey! Sorry for the delayed response here. I think it’s really a matter of preference. If you’re a more creative type, front end + design is a good way to go. If you’re more math focused, then take the python route. You’ll still problem solve in front end all day, but it’s definitely less numerical if that makes sense. I will say, back end engineers (python, etc.) definitely have higher earning potential.

@Madskills422 I like the design side because you end up seeing design and noticing little things you didn’t before. It’s everywhere! Also in my worst days I occupy my thoughts by thinking up designs I’m working on. It’s sort of a nice mindfulness thing I guess

@leif Yeah, design would come easier to me, but I do know there's more of a demand and higher pay, maybe even more stability for data entry, analytics stuff.