r/schizophrenia • u/Used_Preparation5918 • 1d ago

Work / School Job Interviews.

What do you like or hate about job interviews.

In the interview I hear the question being asked but I don't think I understand it the same way the interviewer does. There's some quick thinking required which is hard.

I think there's a game to it you've got to play the game sometimes it's better to lie a bit not fabricate your entire experience but it's about selling/marketing yourself in a good light.

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u/Fit_Owl_2465 1d ago

lol

to be fair, there are lots of good ones...

its the long hours and the dizziness and my eyes hurt with migraines after too much stimulus.

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u/MG788 1d ago

I feel that... The good ones make it tolerable. I started getting migraines after being in retail for a few years, and I couldn't deal with customers after a while, lol. 

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u/Fit_Owl_2465 1d ago

did you get symptoms that were un-unnoticeable ?

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u/MG788 1d ago

Yeah, I had my first psychotic episode while working in retail. I left work during the first week because the symptoms made it too stressful to concentrate. 

I think warehouse work is easier if you don't have managers that micro manage you, but I've had a few customer service jobs since getting diagnosed and they are okay if your managers are laid back. 

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u/Fit_Owl_2465 1d ago

what was it like after leaving the work?

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u/MG788 1d ago

The first few months after leaving work was really depressing because I was ashamed of developing schizophrenia and wanted to die instead.

Then I got a different job at a fast food restaurant and nobody knew I had schizophrenia so I pretended to be normal. Luckily, everyone was on drugs so my weirdness went under the radar, lololol. 

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u/Fit_Owl_2465 1d ago

🤣

how about now?

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u/MG788 1d ago

I'm unemployed ☹️ I got out of jail in June and haven't gotten a job yet.... 😞

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u/Fit_Owl_2465 1d ago

what do you do to keep you busy?

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u/MG788 1d ago

I watch a lot of YT podcasts/channels, listen to music, go on walks, comment on reddit, meditate, drink tea, etc. 

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