Who? OP?

My highest ever record was 3 years, but I’m out of the burnout phase thankfully

It gets tiring cycling through the stages of “Woah, how did you do that? You’re a rockstar!” and “What the fuck is this shit? Where’s the [stupidly simple feature involving small but rote tasks] I asked for 3 weeks ago?”

It really does. It wears me down. It turns me into a human vegetable sometimes when I can’t cope with it. The only thing I found that works is to strictly follow a schedule to separate work time from hobby time. Make an ironclad schedule and stick to it. If it’s not working hours and the system is burning, don’t fall for it. Fuck everything else when it’s your “me” time.

Edit: also, resist “inspiration” when it’s a work thing. Don’t spend your weekends improving/re-imagining something work-related because your mind convinced you that it’ll make your life easier later on. Tell your boss/manager about the idea and see if they’ll let you do it on company time. If a task is taking longer on company time and they don’t want to fix it, then it’s not your problem, it’s theirs, and you’re getting paid either way

I prefer to keep mine as Schrödinger’s ADHD. Best keep that box closed :)

Some creative fields are great with this!

But it really depends on the kinda workplace you’re at and the management style. Lots of old school folks prefer the 9-5, minimal bathroom breaks, exact 1 hour long lunch, etc and you’ll find those people in all industries.

My office has always been more chill about the time spent at work and is more concerned with “are you getting your work done & is it quality” vs “is your butt in that seat from 9-5?” I’ve coworkers who visit a dog park for lunch, jog, or pick up kids from school. They just announce it, pop away, pop back in, and as long as you’re not missing meetings and getting what needs to be done in time, no one cares.

I have an industrial job where I’m on my feet all day, and most of the day, I have various pieces that are at different stages in the process all at once. Everybody else in my department also has ADHD. It’s a cakewalk for me, but I’ve noticed that most neurotypicals struggle with it.

I would get way too antsy sitting in an office or at home all day.

I heavily vibe with the meme, and I work as a programmer. Usually I have a task or two for several days so I just work at my own pace if it is not some high priority stuff. Sometimes it is 1 hour on 2 hours off, sometimes it is 10 hours of hyperfocus and a feeling of emptiness when I am done and want to continue.

My work here is done

And then you ask the system when the next work cycle is and it just shows a loading bar that gets stuck at 13% before finishing the last 87 (I think? or whatever, I’m gay I can’t do math and not getting a calculator for a joke) in half a second with no warning.

Also its so weird seeing Admin next to your name when you comment on my shit now… I feel like I’m in trouble