What do you do for work?
What jobs have you enjoyed the most?
I’ve never worked. Gonna be thirty in a couple of years time. I would like to be doing something more substantial with my life by then. The problem is I’m not qualified in anything and I really don’t have an interest to do most menial jobs. It seems really daunting and I have no idea how Im going to navigate employment.
Other than writing music, and some gaming, I just find most things really boring and pointless.
I think about suicide a lot when I look at my future, and I’ve been stuck in this void since I was diagnosed some 12 years ago. I don’t often feel compelled to act on it. Its more just frustration at society.
Work in a library? Custodian? Security guard? Something low-stress like that. I start my job as a custodian tomorrow, and I hope it’s therapeutic and not stressful. I do have work history
I’d suggest you try volunteering first, for a few reasons. First, you’re going to need to get an idea of what you like and don’t like. Second, it will give you something to do and give you an idea of what you can/can’t handle in a work environment- gotta keep it low stress. And third, you will need references to get a job, especially if you’ve never had one and have no explanation as to why. Trust me, you don’t want to start off your interview with, “I’m schizophrenic, so this would be my first job.” That’s a surefire way to NOT get the position. Best of luck to you!
right now im unemployed. but my favorite job was the 4 years I worked on the golf course. I had a lot of independence and worked outside in the sun, the golfers complaining about where I had put the holes for the day was annoying but my boss was cool. I regret quitting. also it had some early mornings which was another drawback. I didn’t get paid much though, but I used a lot of the equipment. of course pulling weeds out of sand traps was never fun, and neither was spraying for hornets in the par 3 8th hole sand trap. but I got to golf for free, which I rarely did because I always just wanted to go home after being on the golf course all day.
I’ve done so many jobs in my life. DJ, baker, cashier, behavioral therapist, fundraiser, charity administrator. My favorite was probably baker, because it was so low stress and I got to take home cookies every week.
Sometimes you have to work a job that you don’t want to work until you can find a job where you do want to work. If you’re able to work that is. If you can’t work (disabled) that’s one thing. Sometimes you just have to take what you can get. That’s life.
@Happy_H gave you sound advice. Volunteer first. It’ll help you feel productive, it’ll help you find out what you like, and it’ll get you the references you need.
Any job where you don’t have people staring at you all the time.
So outside work, night custodian? Stocking shelves at grocery?
Everyone starts with Menial Jobs and don’t knock them as Colledge degrees are a dime a dozen these days and My nieces and nephews have them with Big Bills so what good is that?
Work is good for the soul even if you’re paid nothing because it helps build up self confidence!
Computer related works like web designing, coding, data entry etc this doesn’t require much interaction with people face to face so if you have issues like anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, schizo, bipolar etc it will not interfere much with the work.
Library related works like sorting books and placing books back to shelf etc.
In grocery shops, grocery arrangement like works which does not require interaction with customers.
These are just few but many there what to look for in jobs is which doesn’t require much interaction with people face to face.
I’m a dental assistant. I love teeth and helping others achieve the smile they want. But it’s a tasking job, human interaction is literally one of the biggest things I have to do in this job. Sometimes I feel as though I will lose my job because I’ve missed too much work due to my mental health. I certainly hope that’s not the case because I love my job. It may be taxing but it pays well and keeps me living comfortably. Plus I get great insurance and dental benefits.
I think education is a great idea to get into some work that could be nicer.
I’m a therapist and had my break in my thirties. I got back to work but had to spend a period as a peer specialist until I got my position as a clinician.
I am schizophrenic and I collect taxes for the IRS. Its kind of hard to learn though.
I have had a lot of jobs while sick and they all paid pretty well.
I did my last four years in the Marine Corps with schizophrenia and I planned counternarcotics, anti alien smuggling and counter terrorism operations but I got fired from that a few times. They would take all the stress off of me for a while and then said I was better and would load me up with stress again. It took a lot out of me. I failed a lot. Then I was the second in command for a school. I was a senior field grade officer when I got sick. I refused to go to the wounded warrior brigade because I wasn’t injured in combat so they gave me that job until I was medically retired.
When I got out of the Marine Corps I became a career counselor for soldiers getting out of the Army and got to work with the wounded warriors.
Then I went to be an exercise designer for the Marine Corps. Didn’t last too long at that.
Then I became an Assistant Manager at WalMart.
Then an aircraft mechanic. Then an aviation subject matter expert for the Marine Corps doing exercises again.
And then I became a field manager for the US Census Bureau.
And now I collect taxes.
None of those were entry level jobs so you can do whatever your experience and education will allow.
I did work as a security guard for a bit too. That didn’t pay too well.
Getting jobs is easy. It’s keeping one that’s hard.
You might have to try several things before you find your niche.
Get a job with door dash. You can choose your own hours and also choose which food deliveries you want to accept and which ones you don’t. You get paid for each delivery you make and can see the amount offered for the delivery. You can decide in advance whether you want to accept the delivery or not. My older brother got a job with them easy. He says he likes the fact he can work when he wants to how he wants to. You don’t have to do much interaction with people either.
I think being schizoaffective means nothing about what job you can or can’t have. Everyone is different in what they can handle. It’s just about knowing your limits. But I think you should be careful not to sell yourself short. Know your limits but don’t give up on your dreams.
I was diagnosed w/ paranoid schizophrenia but I might be schizoaffective.
I’m working as a translator! It’s very low stress and it’s one of the areas that I have a high expertise on. I renewed my contact today and will sign my contact sometime this week.
Despite psychosis hitting me down recently, I’m still working and I’m so grateful.