It’s better to quit than be sacked

Don’t quit. If you think you’re finding it difficult to complete the tasks due to adhd speak to the person responsible for equality and diversity. Coaching could help. Do that before you quit. If your manager is supportive, and it sounds like she’s trying to be, she’ll probably appreciate you taking on the feedback and asking for help to improve. They liked you at interview, if they’re half decent employers they’ll want you to do well.

That should be, you can also set categories in Outlook such as done, pending etc.
If you don't have time to action an email that you've added to your calendar, push it into the day after.

Ones you've done can coloured green.
It's a good way to show how you've spent your time too.

Check your emails each day and copy each one (right click on it) into a specific time in your calendar. Colour code them if you like to stand out from meetings if you have those.
Yuh can also set plans in the email program such as done, pending reply, need info etc.
the calendar thing works the best for me though.

No, it's the reason. Talk to access to work. They are a brilliant support. My oh was recently diagnosed with Autism and ADHD and they have helped him to much.

It took me about a year to settle into my role and while I am not being disparaging of your struggles with ADHD, feel that 2 months is not enough time to get through the, 'stupid phase,' of your job.

Give it another 6 months and then decide.

ADHD is not an excuse,

One simple thing I find useful is when I go through the incoming emails, I always - always - flag them if they need a response/something to do for them. That way, if I'm distracted by something else, they're sitting there with a red flag and in bold if it's the following day, waiting for me. Nothing fancy, no particular categories, just 'need to do this' - I only drag them into separate folders after I've dealt with them.

I also use very limited automated filtering - one particular sender goes straight into their own folder (I'd lose hours and a lot of emails if I were to sit there setting up 1001 filtering rules) - and focus assist so I'm not distracted by pop-up alerts.

Oh, and if I find something down the list that hasn't been done, I forward it back onto myself (and then flag it) to make sure it doesn't continually get pushed down.

Other things include having a whiteboard to brain dump on, but just flagging the stuff you haven't done the second you look at it is really helpful.

You can do it!

Great idea!

I would definitely give it a few more weeks.

It sounds like you can do the job but it’s your organisational skills that let you down.

Create an hourly timetable for yourself and follow it.
E.g. Check and reply to emails at 9am, 1pm and 4pm.
Make sure you get that task done before moving on to the next.

Are you WFH?
I have suspected ADHD and cannot WFH because I get too easily distracted/daydream.

If you are WFH, would it be possible to go into the office until you are more confident.

Give it more time, when you get used to the company and the way of things it will be like second nature.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Be humble, accept the help, look like you want to be helped & the employer will work with you. X

Is the ones who don't care and plough in the employers write off

Yes, I'm speaking as an exasperated manager too. No ill will at all to my member of staff but for everyone's sake, including their own, I've come to the conclusion that it would be better if they did something else. That seems the inevitable conclusion now, once we've been through all the HR stuff. Also ADHD, also a role where multitasking, time management and accuracy are very very important.

Don’t feel bad asking for reasonable adjustments early on. That’s what they are there for! To help you do the role now not to help you once you start to struggle.

The aim is to help before you struggle!
As pp has mentioned check your RSD - shame and embarrassment is so common as we have always “got things wrong”. Your boss wants to help you and they employed you knowing you have adhd which is very positive.

simple things you could try: only check your emails certain times of the day (ie not randomly through out the day) and when you read an email reply straight away or delete it/move it/mark it as unread before you move on to the next one. Even if you only respond to one email.

try to reframe and take control of the feeling of being scrutinised. Feeling perceived/judged is very uncomfortable so you could ask your boss to spend time every day/week/month going over your work with you. Or you bring a problem to the table. You could ask her to check that you have done something correctly instead of “waiting to be found out”.

it may be the wrong job for you but if you don’t ask for the help you need and deserve due to your disability, you’ll never know.

Was also going to suggest check lists. I did this for someone I was training before. My job also had lots of little bits to do. I'm sure I broke it down to stuff that had to be done and stuff that could be done in the morning. I also made her a little book of how to do every task

I wouldn’t quit.

i also don’t think it’s great form to accost you in a meeting with a list of things with no warning.

Would checklists help?

If you ask within the first few weeks/months the gov fund all of the recommendations so best to do it as soon as you can, there’s loads of stuff you can access via access to work.

Can you try some coping strategies. So for 30 mins morning and afternoon you do emails. Set yourself a rota to do stuff. Take notes on how to set stuff up then use it like a cheat sheet. Structure your day. Stick to ridigdly. Follow your cheat sheets.

I agree, it takes at least 6 months to get your feet in under the table and feel more settled.

It sounds like you need some help getting some systems in place to help you do the tasks/keep on top of them. It's easy to be overwhelmed when it's all bitty and things are competing for your time. I think you ll get there with a supportive boss willing to help.

I wouldn't quit, I would take it as a chance to learn new organizational tools and tricks that will help you in any job
Go through the list she gave you and identify the problem

Not replying to emails - is this setting up an automatic response to outside people acknowledging receipt of email or is it internal emails confirming you will be actioning something

Could you create subfolders in your emails so only unprocessed emails are in your main inbox etc

Every job I've been in not only do the companies have different approaches and ways but so do individual staff members down to the salutation of an email. Small things that take a while to get

I would say 6months is a good time to reassess

I agree. Try it out but ideally do another role.

I am in the position of the manager who has to check the work of a team doing very bitty tasks. It is soul destroying on both sides to correct and be corrected time and again, especially for repeat errors.

It sounds as though she was trying to help you and even though you said you don't need training, this can come in the form of giving assistance in how to manage your workflow, techniques to prioritise tasks, set reminders, keep a spreadsheet and update it regularly, that type of thing rather than 'standard training'.

I think it would be a good idea to go back to your boss and ask for training tailored to your needs, and also self refer to Access to Work as there's coaching/mentoring support for ND people. I'm autistic and I have a work coach/mentor.

Is there a probationary period? If so, and you don't engage in trying to address the issues, they may dismiss you within the probationary period.

It's entirely possible it is the wrong role for you. Reasonable adjustments can only do so much. Are there other roles in the organisation that may be more suitable?