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StrassenKatze, to actuallyautistic

So, my office made attendance mandatory once a week, starting today. I've been here for 1,5 hrs and have already cried, bitten a hole into my stress relief chew toy, and stuffed my face with two bags of Haribo. I can't fucking do this, someone get me out of here please 😭 @actuallyautistic

StrassenKatze,

They're all behaving like fucking animals, everyone is talking super loudly across the room instead of getting the fuck up, people keep fucking tapping my shoulder if they want something, it's a fucking nightmare @actuallyautistic

StrassenKatze,

And my manager, who is the loudest motherfucker ever, and has no business even sitting in my corner, keeps complaining that my keyboard is too loud, oh FUCK OFF @actuallyautistic

StrassenKatze,

@callunavulgaris @actuallyautistic that asshole opened a ticket with It on my behalf, asking them to give me another keyboard, the audacity!!! Thankfully, the IT guy is my friend and told him they would have to order one first, lol

StrassenKatze,

Almost everyone of my coworkers here is really cool, but that guy is toxic work environment personified @actuallyautistic

StrassenKatze,

@callunavulgaris @actuallyautistic haha, nice! He's a good friend of my boyfriend, and I got him the job here 😁

StrassenKatze,

@peterainbow @johne @actuallyautistic yo, wtf?! That's just vile!

StrassenKatze,

@tausierra @actuallyautistic our main office is in the UK, but I'm based in Germany. I'm engaged in our "enablement team", and it has also already been brought up there that mandatory attendance can be really problematic, some of the people from London said they wanted to bring this up to HR, but I haven't heard anything back yet.
I also had a talk with my manager (the nice one, not the loud one), and we'll work something out (starting with seating the loud guy THE FUCK AWAY from me).
Let's see how it goes, for now I'm dreading next Tuesday :/

StrassenKatze,

I usually have no problem working from the office a few days a week - most of the time there's just a handful of people there, but having everyone there at once is a fucking nightmare. How do neurotypicals do it?! @actuallyautistic

StrassenKatze,

@johne @actuallyautistic in the before times I still worked shifts, so there were always only a handful of people there. Nowadays we have so many new teams, and they all work 9-5 :/ at least they were reasonable enough to not expect the shift workers to come in, too!

StrassenKatze,

@peterainbow @johne @actuallyautistic I'm so sorry to hear that, you don't deserve this :(

StrassenKatze,

@tausierra @actuallyautistic thank you 💜🌻

StrassenKatze,

@actuallyautistic and sure, I could probably get away with just taking my stuff and sitting anywhere else in the office, but then I'll be stressed out by having to adjust to a new space for the next few hours, and won't get anything done 🙃

Heck, I can't even sit on the other side of my own kitchen table without feeling uncomfortable!

Besides, that is my desk, specifically chosen because there's no overhead lighting and because it's in a usually quiet corner.

StrassenKatze,

@actuallyautistic maybe I should just make my keyboard even louder. Which switches were the loudest ones again?

StrassenKatze, to animals

Lazy!

StrassenKatze, to actuallyautistic

Guilty as charged, lol 😂 @actuallyautistic

Dr_Obvious, to actuallyautistic German
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@actuallyautistic
I don't know whether it's related to autistic sensory processing, but I really like strong - next to self harm - licorice.

My family was good to me and I have a stock now of nearly 2 kilogramm :). Especially the Haupt brand is the strongest I've ever had. If you share the taste let me know if you've got good recommendations!

StrassenKatze,

@Dr_Obvious @actuallyautistic same here! I recently read an article about how genetics determine if you're even able taste salmiac/liquorice with it's full flavour. For people without this gene it supposedly just tastes sharp and bitter (probably like the cilantro tasting of soap thing)

StrassenKatze, to actuallyautistic

This is great news! The first grocery shop in Hessen, my home state, has now introduced dedicated low sensory input shopping hours: lights will be dimmed, there will be no music and no announcements over intercom, no one will be stocking shelves, and even the beep of the register will be lower! This means that people with sensory issues have a chance to shop without getting overwhelmed. https://www.hessenschau.de/gesellschaft/supermarkt-in-heusenstamm-startet-stille-stunde-rewe-ohne-durchsagen-und-musik-v1,stille-stunde-100.html

@actuallyautistic

StrassenKatze,

@actuallyautistic I really hope this catches on in my city as well, and I also hope that shops like fashion- or hardware stores will follow suit!
I don't know about you, but I tend to get pretty overwhelmed in big fashion retail stores like H&M. I'm already anxious about clothes shopping, but the bright, loud environment kicks my anxiety up to 11.

StrassenKatze,

@actuallyautistic and those damned mirrors and lights and shit everywhere can make me quite disoriented, too. I've stopped counting how often I've walked straight into a mirror because I was so distracted I didn't even realise that the person I saw moving in my direction was actually my own reflection. So weird. Someone please tell me I'm not the only one this happens to 😂

StrassenKatze,

@THOMSOTRON @actuallyautistic I've both cussed at, and apologised to my reflection before 🙃 at least the only ones who probably saw it were the store detectives that, for some reason I can't explain*, start following me around as soon as I step foot into any "fancy" store.

*just kidding, the reason is I have strange hair and probably look very sus with how I tend to meander around when I'm overwhelmed, lol.

26pglt, to actuallyautistics
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More on autism as identity: this, on what it means for us as partners, as parents, & as living invisibly. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️‍🩹

From Neuroclastic via @Susan60 @actuallyautistics

https://neuroclastic.com/the-identity-theory-of-autism-values-are-not-opinions-to-autistics-we-are-our-values/

StrassenKatze,

@GuyDudeman @Susan60 @26pglt @actuallyautistics yeah good idea, I'll call them first day Monday morning and tell them to put up a wait list wait list, and if that gets full they can simply open a wait list wait list wait list. Brilliant mate, cheers

StrassenKatze,

@GuyDudeman and to be honest, I really don't like the way you're questioning me, you don't even seem genuinely interested, to me it feels more like you're trying to prove some point, and I don't want to be part of that, so please be so kind and back off. @Susan60 @26pglt @actuallyautistics

StrassenKatze,

@Susan60 thank you for the encouragement, I really appreciate it. Overall, I have been met with so much support and understanding here, I'm very happy to have found this group @26pglt @GuyDudeman @actuallyautistics

StrassenKatze,

@Susan60 @GuyDudeman @farah @26pglt @actuallyautistics >>
So when people get defensive or irritable, this is why. I’m probably running on ADHD sourced energy right now, but will probably slump soon, because I will feel drained. Dealing with the scepticism & suspicion of others is draining.<<

Once again, hit the nail on the head. Thank you for putting this into words

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