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As an AHDHer how are receptionist jobs for you? Anyone got stories? I'm needing to step outside my comfort zone and asking folks who have been there before (lemmy.world)

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I'm in tech and working with a guy on a very small project, but I'm definitely not able to make ends meet (thankfully family & friends have pulled me out several months lately). I've also been looking for a stop-gap job until I find a tech company that actually knows how to hire. But even that seems to be really difficult.

Like most ADHDers, I have a processing disorder. Grocery stores trigger panic attacks. Monotony also triggers it. I'm also not good with detail-oriented tasks (so that leaves something like electronics manufacturing off the table).

But I am a hard worker. No matter the pay, I will go above and beyond for my team to get a job done.

I'm scouring indeed and Craigslist trying to find something I can get in the interim.

For other ADHDers, what has your experience been doing a receptionist job? Is it ADHD hell? Or am I over-blowing the mistakes I'd probably make into major catastrophes? I realize it all depends on the employer. But what stories do people have (positive or negative) who have been receptionists?

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[–] budd@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

👋 hey

I've been in the hospitality business for 10 years, mainly as a receptionist, and it has been the perfect place for me to work. Then I moved to a tech company where as you, I can't achieve the results I want to.

As a receptionist in a hotel, the only thing you don't want to do is to check in someone on a checked in room already. And the processes implemented will make this hard to happen. So.. its great in terms of responsibility. Then you have novelty of meeting new people everyday, you never have a routine since guests are all different, and you only have 4/5 "big" tasks to do in one day ( check in, check outs, and some other things) it's customer focus and attention to detail is needed, depending on the hotel category, but in my case it's ok, I like that. Also I like languages. Another goodnpoint is that when your shift ends you dont take the job home.

So if you like to meet people all over the world, no routine, learning constantly about customer detailed service and be with people all day long talking it's an excellent gig.