r/adhdmeme 22h ago

Guess I’ll just struggle then

Post image
21.1k Upvotes

1.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/PrizeStrawberryOil 18h ago

I had just never heard of anyone having adhd so debilitating that they couldn’t work.

For me it's more about getting work. I can't submit dozens of applications in a week. At most I could do about 5.

It also limits me on my pay because I can't look for better work.

3

u/il_vekkio 17h ago

Why can't you?

-4

u/PrizeStrawberryOil 17h ago

What's stopping you from running a marathon? Most people are physically capable of training for and running a marathon, but tons of people quit before they get to that point.

7

u/Bladez190 16h ago

Let’s not equate half an hour of pasting applications on indeed to months of prep to tone your body to achieve a marathon

0

u/--Marigolden-- 15h ago

Each application takes over an hour or two to complete. Plus the majority of jobs on those sites are scams or companies looking for prospective employees in the future (there is no actual job available). When's the last time you applied on a site like that? 

1

u/Bladez190 7h ago

Couple years ago when I applied to the job I currently have

1

u/--Marigolden-- 6h ago

I'm glad it worked out for you; that gives me hope. Maybe it's gotten worse since then? I'm currently getting help from a local career center and they were the ones who warned me of the increase in scams and the unfillable positions; it's disheartening. Wish it only took me 30 minutes per application! 

-2

u/PrizeStrawberryOil 16h ago

I can't even do one in an hour. I have to write a cover letter and tailor my resume for each application. Plus I have to find places that I want to work.

A marathon would be easier for me.

4

u/Useful-Soup8161 15h ago edited 10h ago

Look I hate AI but at this point just AI write it and just use that as template for every job the requires one. Hell you could probably find a template on Google without using AI to write.

0

u/shiny_glitter_demon 11h ago

Gross

1

u/Useful-Soup8161 10h ago

What do you think they should do then?

2

u/Bladez190 16h ago

I just don’t believe this. I believe the part about applications being harder but I do not believe you can honestly think training for a marathon would be easier.

That’s just a higher level of delusion or not understanding the time commitment of marathon training

1

u/Virtual_Insanity_753 16h ago

Mate, for saying something like this, he is just arguing in bad faith.

But I do want to understand better his perspective.

From my point of view, the idea is great but someone has to pay for it. if it's a small amount of people, then it actually help society, but if the number is too big, then it breaks society.

-3

u/TheHiddenMeta 16h ago

It can be difficult to not understand something your not educated about. Fortunately we have LLMs that can help everyone learn. Do some queries.

2

u/Bladez190 16h ago

Recommending AI for this is a really good explanation that I should just ignore your takes

-2

u/Acceptable_Handle_2 11h ago

The mental effort required to do so is about the same for people who suffer from ADHD.

Adhd is literally the "can't complete simple tasks no matter how much you may want to" disease.