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Help with communicating with neurotypical managers (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Leilys@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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So, it's my first time working in a country that legally requires workplaces to accommodate neurodivergence. I have been upfront about my diagnosis since I joined.

It's my first admin-heavy role, and turns out, ADHD doesn't like double checking if every single field on a page was filled in correctly.

After being put on a PIP, I've been working on an autohotkey script that automates the clicking and navigation, and prompts me to enter data where needed. In theory, tihs means I don't miss out on anything as long as the script works fine, and when you don't do the clicking yourself, mistakes are easier to spot when you check.

I presented it to my manager (first time manager, woo.) today during the weekly review, and this was what they said: "My concern is, would you be able to follow the process and do the task if you were to lose access to this tool you have built?"

It seems like no degree of explaining that it's not that I do not know how to do the task correctly, my brain just loathes the finer details and would mean the work would be more prone to error will get through to them.

I will be resigning before the final check next week anyway, but just want some advice on how to respond to that question in the future.

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[–] Infynis@midwest.social 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Is there a reason you showed your boss the tool? I would expect any given coworker to keep something like that to themselves, both so it doesn't get stolen, and so they don't potentially get accused of "slacking" as it seems like your manager might be hinting at.

If your tool is too good they might make it mandatory, and then everyone will speed up, putting you in the same hole you started in. Imo, your personal accessibility tools and systems are your own concern, and are only to be shared if you so desire.

[–] Leilys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

Speed isn't really the issue - it's the accuracy of my work. Since I have to click and fill multiple fields when entering data, it's easy for me to miss one field, or forget sending an email out after the entry etc. That has been the main problem which landed me in the PIP.

That being said, the tool is very rudimentary and relies on clicking exact coordinates on the screen. If you so much as nudge your mouse the coordinates will be off and it won't do what you want it to.

No one on the team would have the understanding to maintain it once something breaks. For example, a task like adding a contact to an event we're hosting, it's coded to add it only to that event because I've programmed the script to open the dropdown, scroll and click specifically on that event name. The existing functions will be dated very quickly and they wouldn't know how to update that.

Considering I had to ask IT to allow the software specifically for my use, they wouldn't be able to do much quickly if my manager had demanded they modify it to work for them.

So, I'm not very concerned that they would be able to take it and use it after I leave. It's on a technical level that's not IT level, but above their basic understanding of computers unless they want to take time and learn AHK.

But given how my manager sees the tool, I'm not convinced they understand the power and usefulness of it enough to try and take it for themselves anyway. The old ways work fine for them, just not for me.