Hi all
I am new here, glad I came across this forum, I am in a bit of a pickle, I have petit-mal and had convulsions when I was younger, I am a web developer by trade however my problem is in my work we mostly have to stay behind until its done unless i get in the right company and in the past that has affected me, i have had to work weekends, nights etc in addition to the 8hrs of a normal work day, i start shaking though and last year 2 of my closest relatives died after i lost my job, it put me in a traumatic state and when i finally found a job in yet another design agency i couldn't concentrate.
I have done web development for 10 years so know it pretty well and I used to like it but now I hate it because of what it keeps doing to me, i cannot drive either so cannot really freelance as business has dried up on that front for me although i used to it never brought in enough money, prior to working at the last design agency i worked at a college on a contract here in the UK, it was great for my epilepsy the times where do your core hours and go home although i tend to push myself to do that bit more because i feel it should be achieved and it shows loyalty.
Another issue is that companies don't care about loyalty not even if i put my health at risk and i find myself jobless, been jobless in this recession has made me come home for the 3rd time now to my parents but this time i searched loads and waited it out and as such i have a pain in my side due to lack of nutrition, i can't let it happen again, it was a terrifying time for me to go through.
I have a degree in computer science and have a background in computers right back to when i was at college in 2001. My GCSE's aren't great so i pushed myself at college and did A level IT and was proud of my achievement (my family where too as they didn't think I would get this far, as I am a little slower at processing information), i have aspergers syndrome too and i like being around people, i pretty much don't want a dead end job but im 27 and 28 in december and have been unemployed for a year now, i live in a rural area, IT jobs i can do in other areas other than web require a car due to their rural location so i get put to the bottom of the pile, surely i cannot be the only one in this situation and what do others do in the same situation?
Any jobs i do try and take even in IT but not web based i am told im over qualified too which is annoying. I really want to grow in a job which won't cause me to blink, shake or worse (I am sure others feel the same way I do).
thanks
Graham
I am new here, glad I came across this forum, I am in a bit of a pickle, I have petit-mal and had convulsions when I was younger, I am a web developer by trade however my problem is in my work we mostly have to stay behind until its done unless i get in the right company and in the past that has affected me, i have had to work weekends, nights etc in addition to the 8hrs of a normal work day, i start shaking though and last year 2 of my closest relatives died after i lost my job, it put me in a traumatic state and when i finally found a job in yet another design agency i couldn't concentrate.
I have done web development for 10 years so know it pretty well and I used to like it but now I hate it because of what it keeps doing to me, i cannot drive either so cannot really freelance as business has dried up on that front for me although i used to it never brought in enough money, prior to working at the last design agency i worked at a college on a contract here in the UK, it was great for my epilepsy the times where do your core hours and go home although i tend to push myself to do that bit more because i feel it should be achieved and it shows loyalty.
Another issue is that companies don't care about loyalty not even if i put my health at risk and i find myself jobless, been jobless in this recession has made me come home for the 3rd time now to my parents but this time i searched loads and waited it out and as such i have a pain in my side due to lack of nutrition, i can't let it happen again, it was a terrifying time for me to go through.
I have a degree in computer science and have a background in computers right back to when i was at college in 2001. My GCSE's aren't great so i pushed myself at college and did A level IT and was proud of my achievement (my family where too as they didn't think I would get this far, as I am a little slower at processing information), i have aspergers syndrome too and i like being around people, i pretty much don't want a dead end job but im 27 and 28 in december and have been unemployed for a year now, i live in a rural area, IT jobs i can do in other areas other than web require a car due to their rural location so i get put to the bottom of the pile, surely i cannot be the only one in this situation and what do others do in the same situation?
Any jobs i do try and take even in IT but not web based i am told im over qualified too which is annoying. I really want to grow in a job which won't cause me to blink, shake or worse (I am sure others feel the same way I do).
thanks
Graham