Let's have an honest conversation about feeling stuck in your career as a neurodivergent person. You know that feeling - watching neurotypical colleagues seamlessly navigate office politics while you're still trying to figure out why small talk is considered a professional skill. If you're feeling trapped, frustrated, or just plain lost - first, take a deep breath. You're not alone in this.
Here's something they don't tell you in career advice books: being neurodivergent in a neurotypical workplace is like playing a game where everyone else seems to have been given the rulebook except you. And sometimes it feels like they're playing an entirely different game altogether.
Let's talk about what "stuck" really feels like for us:
Watching others get promoted while you're still trying to figure out the unwritten rules
Having brilliant ideas but struggling to present them in "acceptable" ways
Fighting executive function to meet arbitrary deadlines
Masking so hard you're exhausted before lunch
Feel…
