I have my Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a minor in marketing. I’ve been in the restaurant industry for over ten years, mostly bartending, and while I enjoy making drinks, the social aspect can be pretty taxing. At most of my bartending jobs I also helped out with marketing aspects as I am self-taught at Photoshop and love coming up with events and promotions, so I decided to go to school for general business with a focus in marketing.

I got let go of my first marketing job after only two months the other week. I was the sole marketing person for a company and the stress and disorganization killed me. I work better with clear expectations and support. The job market is awful, 90% of marketing jobs are either senior level or a sales position in disguise, which is a huge NO for me. Graphic design and certain components of marketing are being cut due to AI. I feel like I’ve picked the wrong path and I’m feeling very down, stressed, anxious. I’m 29 and I just feel lost, incapable, and like I will never be successful.

Those of you who are thriving, what do you do for work? I hate to let audhd affect my work, but I know to a certain degree I have to accept that it will.