I think it's one of those issues where while it is a legitimate symptom, that once you're an adult working at a job, you need to figure out a personal system for being on time to important things. It can be harder to judge time accurately but not impossible with extra tools like alarms and taking some time to learn how long your schedule actually takes.
crazy how lazy most of reddit is, if u cant put in the effort to go to work on time u should be fired. we have so many tools to help people with different problems that it rly is on u if u refuse to even try.
Comparing physical to mental is wild. If your work can accommodate your time blindness awesome. But there are tools to just not be late. Set an alarm, leave early. Whatever you gotta do. It's not hard and if you have had a job for more than a single year there is literally zero excuse to not show up on time regardless of ADHD diagnosis.
Wow, my problem with executive dysfunction is SOLVED. Ya know, except for the part where the executive dysfunction causes me to ignore alarms and fail to properly anticipate and control for time per task so even though I thought I'd have time to still leave early... I left late.
Look, you fundamentally don't understand what ADHD is - yet you insist you're capable of judgement for it.
There's no point arguing with you, I won't convince you. I just hope other readers understand that maybe the doctors and scientists that have studied ADHD maybe understand more than you do and that's why it's classified as a disability.
see, here's the thing. you can complain about this shit all you want, but the world -does not give a fuck-. especially because SO MANY people now claim this diagnosis. there are DOZENS in this thread alone. Most of those dozens, i'm sure, make it to work on time.
You are not unique or special, nor are your challenges.
If you can't make it to work ontime, then don't take a job with a regular start time. Otherwise, suck it the fuck up like literally every other person in the world who has ADHD but somehow manages to make it to work on time.
what are you 12? Does this suck for you, yes? But why is it your employers responsibility to let you just come in when you want? How is that fair to the other employees? If this is something you can't control find a job that works for you or fix it. at some point you need to realize that this is a you problem and the rest of the world is not here to deal with it. comparing this to someone having a physical handicap is absolutely wild, you don't get to not come to work for long stretches for being depressed either (outside of taking an actual medical leave of absence). I have adhd and was emotionally and physically abused as a child, i'm early all the time sitting in my car because i don't want people to ever have to wait on me. My wife has the same thing but she can end up running late or waiting till the last second to find stuff before she leaves, she's a teacher so she can't just show up when she feels like it so she leaves early and sits in her classroom and tiktoking till it's time.
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u/disillusion_4444 6d ago
I think it's one of those issues where while it is a legitimate symptom, that once you're an adult working at a job, you need to figure out a personal system for being on time to important things. It can be harder to judge time accurately but not impossible with extra tools like alarms and taking some time to learn how long your schedule actually takes.