so i got this really basic job at this warehouse/factory where they employ people with disabilities. besides it being menial labour, just seeing these people with terrible disabilities makes me feel worse.
my schizophrenia is very mild outside of psychosis. i dont even need medication and i’m “fine”, but looking around in the break room is just depressing, they dont talk, everyone seems to be in their own little world, some have down syndrome, some are in wheelchairs, others have mental retardation…
schizophrenia is not like that, i’m an intellectual, doing this robotic job sucks for me, and just seeing these people makes me feel even worse than i already feel…
should i just soldier on and do this job for a few more months? it’s supposed to be temporary, but could become permanent.
what do u guys think about this situation? and physical disabilities vs schizophrenia?
@Amplitude
At my current company they hire people with disabilities as well… However, strangely enough they have their own secluded section. Weird that they have a secluded section… I never quite understood this.
Not exclusively, but the assembly line jobs are all people with disabilities mostly.
I found this job thru an job searching agency for persons with disabilities here in canada. maybe you can find something like that where you live?
Where I live they combined two disability employment agency’s into one. Mentally ill clients are lumped in the same category as the mentally retarded clients.
It’s just baby steps to get moving sometimes. It helps if you’re in therapy as the tdoc tends to push you a bit more to get out of your comfort zone. Btw kudos for trying to get back into it and I think your doing what you need to do atm to get back into things. It’s stress that tends to be the big trigger and building yourself up is always the way to go.
Hi Amplitude, swallow your pride.A job is a job.And money is money. Man I would be HAPPY to take breaks with people who don’t talk! I’ve done menial work most of my life. I have a car, a nice place to live, 200 CD’s, and a nice electric razor to shave with before I go to work and vacuum a huge office building. I don’t care, I’m just happy to be employed in this recession prone world. Maybe you can make a goal to stay there awhile and look at your job as a stepping stone to a better job. You can’t always start at the top. Well, you asked.
The key word here is “PEOPLE” . They are people just like you and me. They have feelings and probably face stigma too. I would at least work there for awhile to see what the job is like.You can’t judge everything on the first day or just on one day. My dad told me when i was 17 that it takes three months to really see what a job is really like. That was his advice to me when I was working at my second job before a string of 14 jobs that never lasted more then three months for me. Maybe that’s arbitrary but he was a smart guy and he was right about a LOT of things.
There is a McDonald’s in my town that has always hired people with disabilities. I think it’s a great idea. It was a good lesson in accepting others when I first found out as a kid. My aunt helped me understand, as I was surprised cause I was a dumb kid back then.
sounds like a sucky job but i guess someone has to do it, i find if you have been out of work for a long time then something like this can show people that you are still capable and hold down the routine and stresses of a job.