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Can you help me find the right career?

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jellywish · 20/09/2022 15:52

I have ADHD and have never enjoyed any job I've done. I have a masters in marketing and am incredibly ambitious, putting everything into all the work I do. But I also cut corners on 'boring work' e.g. I don't sign myself up to do any extra admin work and avoid it.

I have done so many different jobs. Stayed a few years here and there. I have experienced great work environments and aspects to the job I have enjoyed. But ultimately I have always felt like it wasn't quite right.

I want to be on a salary of around £70k+ so I can afford to have a child on my own in the next 5 years. I am looking for a career or business I can build with this in mind.

I struggle to focus in office spaces and work best from home. I am very creative. I am a great speaker but get drained very quickly having meetings, or speaking to people all day.

I like every day to be a bit different.

I'm not very techy and have struggled with the lack of creativity in marketing jobs I have done.

Ideally I would be a creative writer but I know thats really hard to get into.

Can you recommend any other jobs?

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Whataretheodds · 20/09/2022 16:06

Interested in responses - I've recently been diagnosed with ADHD.

Have you thought about UX/UI and/or visual design and copywriting / 'conversation design'?

Angelofthenortheast · 20/09/2022 16:09

The society of authors did some research the other year that found the average writer earns £10k a year, but their average household income in £70k, so...i think you need a rich husband or wife.

I work in the arts and have never met anyone on that sort of salary unless they're famous in some way. But you could be an art director of an arts organisation?

pompomdaisy · 20/09/2022 17:12

No but good luck at finding a job like that. My DH has ADHD and would be so much better in a job that was purely creative without any of the boring bits. Unfortunately we have never managed to find one!

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