Hello everyone,
I’ll keep my questions brief. I’m in my mid-40s. I was diagnosed with ADHD in April 2025. I take Elvanse 30mg. I’m also now taking Ramipril 2.5mg and Bisoprolol 1.25mg once a day each, because my blood pressure isn’t great anymore.
During the week at work, I can stay awake. But in the evenings, I’m absolutely exhausted and incredibly tired. I’m constantly worn out and have a huge need for rest and sleep.
I work too much overtime and keep getting in trouble for it, and now I’m facing disciplinary action because excessive overtime is considered a violation of the company agreement. I’ve had equal status with severely disabled people since 2025. My employer is aware of this.
Do you also experience this constant fatigue/exhaustion despite medication? Like, could you sleep anytime, anywhere?
Do you also experience this constant fatigue/exhaustion despite medication?
What are your experiences with conflicts at work? Has anyone had personal experience with disciplinary action? In my case, it’s in the public sector. Perhaps excessive overtime has also been an issue, as people try to compensate for extra time with overtime.
No, that’s not it. I take longer to complete my tasks, but in return, I am more precise. I get bogged down in details too easily and want to get everything right. The overtime is an attempt to compensate for that. It is—I think—a poor coping mechanism.
Are you measurably more precise? One place I worked had a guy that was known to take almost twice as long to build up an assembly but they also worked the first time every time. Other people overall would not produce the same number of working assemblies in the same time. My suggestion to have him train others fell on deaf ears as Takt Time was pushed above FPY.
If your precision shows up like that, you’ve got room to argue.
Yes, I certainly think so—or at least, that is the feedback I receive. In my performance reviews, my professional expertise and the quality of my work consistently fall within the above-average range. The quantity of my work, however, falls into the below-average range.
A colleague once remarked that I was a “walking encyclopedia.” Personally, however, I don’t see myself that way.
I have also already tried to leverage this very strength as a selling point. I was told that while this is indeed a nice asset, the field I work in ultimately places the priority on sheer volume.
Consequently—once again—I am currently trying to look around for positions that would be a better fit for me.
If they were smart, they’d have you train people in. What kind of work is it?