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My boss told me, after pointing out a small mistake in my code, that "if someone cares enough about their work, they won't make little mistakes like this" (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by iWantaSandwhich@beehaw.org to c/neurodivergence@beehaw.org

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It is one of my biggest pet peeves surrounding how people often misunderstand performance for someone with ADHD like myself. Of course everyone makes mistakes from time to time, but those with ADHD often struggle with making little mistakes, and often have to try even harder to avoid those types of mistakes. I care deeply about my work, and I struggled in my younger years with feelings of inadequacy, and when people chalked my mistakes or under-performing to some sort of moral failing, it really hurt. These days, through better understanding of ADHD, and how my brain works and what its quirks are, I don't feel inadequate, but I still get angry when I encounter it. Don't you dare tell me I don't care about my work because I made a mistake.

For the curious, I did this in my code: {{ conditional }} instead of {% conditional %} in a Twig template by accident.

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[–] DJDarren@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Your boss is an arsehole and you are just human.

those with ADHD often struggle with making little mistakes, and often have to try even harder to avoid those types of mistakes

Regarding this; one of my biggest problems at work is the friction between knowing what I need to do, and doing it well. A large part of my job is to deliver training to the folks on the workshop floor. So in my head, if I don't deliver adequate training, mistakes could be made. I work in the railway industry, so those mistakes could cost lives. The end result is it takes me weeks to put together fairly lightweight courses because I want to make sure they're correct, and I'm hesitant to actually deliver them.

Realistically though, the training is more of a refresher, so delivered to people who pretty much already know what I'm telling them, but we're duty bound as a company to ensure that health and safety knowledge is kept fresh.