Been volunteering in Community Radio for a while now, it doesn't pay but it's at least shit to tide me over, but atp I doubt I'll ever have a job that isn't volunteering, thank god for parents and the albeit small Canadian Social Safety Net.

[–] TheSpectreOfGay@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

basically same for me, im trying to get on disability aid and just volunteer places

[–] FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah I worked through trying to get accommodations at work, got a small fraction of what I asked for, and have been suffering since. It’s probably in my head, but I feel like it mostly made things worse. This is why people suffer in silence; at least that way there’s no retribution

[–] TheSpectreOfGay@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

they say that they're very accepting and accommodating, but at the end of the day a capitalist will never do something that'd hurt their bottom line. making money is way more important than throwing scraps to the people making them that money

[–] FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It’s been a very humbling experience -was diagnosed later in life and mask/present as “typical”. Seemed to go:

Me: ahh finally learned why I feel the way I do - I’ll feel so much being able to accept myself!

Them: hey put that mask back on! No one wants to see that!!

At least when I was delusional, there was less self loathing

[–] TheSpectreOfGay@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

cuddle i feel you, went through about the same myself

[–] FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Appreciate it. At least we can try to use the experience to help others!

[–] FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

But at least the whole process was also dehumanizing