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A Friday Five where I can answer every question
1) Do you enjoy your work?
Yes! I mean, I have been at this job three weeks, but I do enjoy it. I also enjoy the fact that when I do things vs take breaks is largely in my control and flexible, hence the uptick on my doing things like posting to DW or having any life at all (though what days I work is not flexible at present). Having a job where I'm actually using my degree and am not overtaxing my introvertedness is a really nice change.
2) Are you overpaid or underpaid for the work you do (or last did)?
I'm actually paid fairly, which I'm ... pretty sure has never happened to me before in my life.
3) What one thing do you dislike most about your work?
The fact that the office is often so cold I can't actually get anything done. That and federally imposed deadlines but the cold part is worse.
4) What one thing would make your work life happier or more satisfying?
An office or even an entire cubicle with walls; I'm currently in a foyer. I do not do anything that involves talking to other humans 98% of the time and it's awkward because I'm outside all the financial-people offices and end up getting asked finance questions. Not only do I not know anything about finance but I'm bad at math, don't ask me!
5) Do you try to fit into your workplace’s culture? What does that entail?
If there's really any socializing or social culture involved here, I don't know about it. I'm the youngest employee at really-really-close-to-thirty. Everyone gets along well but generally only interacts about work, and conversation topics tend to stick to work or work-adjacent (commuting, public health policy etc) topics. Even were I not autistic, I wouldn't be sure how to get a read based on that of what fitting in would entail. I do my job and interact pleasantly with people when I actually have to interact with people!
Yes! I mean, I have been at this job three weeks, but I do enjoy it. I also enjoy the fact that when I do things vs take breaks is largely in my control and flexible, hence the uptick on my doing things like posting to DW or having any life at all (though what days I work is not flexible at present). Having a job where I'm actually using my degree and am not overtaxing my introvertedness is a really nice change.
2) Are you overpaid or underpaid for the work you do (or last did)?
I'm actually paid fairly, which I'm ... pretty sure has never happened to me before in my life.
3) What one thing do you dislike most about your work?
The fact that the office is often so cold I can't actually get anything done. That and federally imposed deadlines but the cold part is worse.
4) What one thing would make your work life happier or more satisfying?
An office or even an entire cubicle with walls; I'm currently in a foyer. I do not do anything that involves talking to other humans 98% of the time and it's awkward because I'm outside all the financial-people offices and end up getting asked finance questions. Not only do I not know anything about finance but I'm bad at math, don't ask me!
5) Do you try to fit into your workplace’s culture? What does that entail?
If there's really any socializing or social culture involved here, I don't know about it. I'm the youngest employee at really-really-close-to-thirty. Everyone gets along well but generally only interacts about work, and conversation topics tend to stick to work or work-adjacent (commuting, public health policy etc) topics. Even were I not autistic, I wouldn't be sure how to get a read based on that of what fitting in would entail. I do my job and interact pleasantly with people when I actually have to interact with people!