Aspies & promotion at work ?

[london_cannes]

In a case scenario that your employer is aware of that condition, does any of you managed to get promotion at work or a managerial position ?  or constantly get ordinary jobs (much lower paid) although you have enough qualification & experience for such a position ?
All I get is assisting my direct boss into organizing libraries, organizing files,

Comments

[london_cannes]

Thanks I will have to look into that side of the law. I also tend to say what I think but mainly in the benefit of the company.

[london_cannes]

Thanks, thats a very good point, I'll look into training courses.

[lordalfredhenry]

Management is not the only promotion though is there? (although it seems to be true of many heirarchical organizations which I think is a problem with a lot of them.). There are also sometimes an "advisory" or "senior" position with some equal commensuration but politically different status. I think of management as an interior political corps and not necessarily above anyone else. Their job is to look at big pictures and meta-analysis so to speak. Many managers have very un-manager like roles too. (like metrics or managing processes instead of people

[london_cannes]

Sorry, by management I meant to say manager of a group of people.

Office politics, yes they do turn things in their own favor. I just got made redundant in november, I wasn't part of the first batch made redundant (1 year ago), but the 2nd, so its not too bad. Yet after the 2nd batch, they kept on one who got his job through knowing the management, paid him as much as me, yet I had seniority, way more experience & more responsibilities than him.
I am more looking at things from a future point of view as that job is now history.

Advise from Penelope Trunk

[russj]

A while back someone posted that career counselor Penelope Trunk has Asperger's.

She advises that you don't tell your boss about it--"Your boss won't know what to do. She can’t read 400 pages on Asperger’s"

see:
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/11/24/aspergers-syndrome-at-the-office-6-ways-to-be-less-annoying/

I realize that this won't help you now, but in the future you may consider that knowledge may prejudice people against you--regardless of what any "disability rights" law says.

Re: Advise from Penelope Trunk

[london_cannes]

Thanks, she's got some very good points, saving a copy of it to remind myself about her points.

[rael_barclay]

Despite my qualifications, for me, neither works. I get labeled as “meek” or “immature” or both either way.

The labels stuck even more once I disclosed. In the future, I plan to never tell a boss or co-worker about AS again. I got more responsibilities at work when people just thought I was "odd" instead of "fragile" because of AS.

[london_cannes]

Probably best not to tell then, I did wonder but was frightened to ask if we can actually not disclose it to the employer.

[rael_barclay]

I was wondering about the rules on this one, too...because I don't want to do anything wrong, but at the same time, I don't want to sabotage myself. I wonder how laws work in different countries and regions??

About if I'm meek and immature (was thinking of this), although both may appear true. At work, I am assertive and responsible. People can't seem to get past my demeanor and just look at the work and knowledge I possess.

Thanks for listening. :)

[london_cannes]

If they dont ask, then I think its ok not to mention it.

But if they ask or give a form to fill in, we might be legally obliged. But then again, if we dont write on the form, there is no way for them to find out really.

We can pass as normal, with excellent eye for details, organizational skills & knowledge in specific subjects (a bonus for us).
With just a lack for diplomacy, but then again anybody could be direct (to be more time efficient, that can be a bonus too).
As for lack of spacial awareness, we are simply accident prone (& turn it into maybe something funny & make jokes of it). By making a joke of it, they might look at us having a sense of humour & being social, yet keeping comments short not to annoy them.
... and so on

Lots can be turned into an advantage for us, making it a gift that we have. May be a bit odd, but whats wrong with being odd?

[rainbow_goddess]

In the organization I work for I haven't made it to management, though I gave it a shot, but I've been promoted as far as I can be promoted without going into management. I have substituted for my team leader a few times.