A.D.D. on the Job by Lynn Weiss PhD

Author:Lynn Weiss PhD
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 1996-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Best Boss for Someone with Inwardly Expressive ADD

As someone whose ADD is quietly expressed, you probably tend to prefer bosses who give you your assignment, then leave you alone. You are quite possibly artistically or mechanically talented, and expression comes through the demonstration of your skills. A boss who gives you work that fits those talents, gives you, him, and the job a favor.

Moriah does design work for a pottery company that specializes in individualized orders. She hates her new boss, who expects her to cover the front counter when the salesperson is out. She’ll probably quit, even though she used to love her job. Her old boss understood that she needed to be left alone to do her creative work and made sure that someone else was always available to handle customers. Moriah needs that protection to feel good about her job.

People with Type II ADD are generally not complainers, so their bosses would do well to touch base regularly, asking how things are going. They then need to wait for an answer. By giving a little encouragement, the boss can probably gain useful information to pinpoint some problem areas in the workplace. Quietness should not be misunderstood to mean this type of person doesn’t see what’s going on. A good boss knows that. Furthermore, he listens carefully to any complaints because an Inwardly Directed person probably doesn’t say anything until the work problem has gotten quite big.

Another trait of Inwardly Directed people is the tendency to get stuck in situations. When Claudio’s boss noticed that he had been working for two days on an electrical problem with a customer’s car he said, “Let’s just pack it away for now. I need you to work on the sedan that just came in. You can go back later and try again.” Claudio needed his boss to help him stop for now. He’d always had trouble with his “record” getting stuck. Probably later, with a fresh eye, he’d see something in the first car that he’d overlooked.

Inwardly Directed people need support, guidelines, and protection in order to do what they do well. They also need encouragement to verbalize what’s wrong so they don’t stuff their feelings inside. Their hypersensitivity can be masked behind the lack of expressiveness and result in depression. A skillful boss recognizes this and makes it easy for the Type II person to get things off his or her chest.

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