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eats-the-stars · 2 years

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the curse of the family baby face strikes again. i have been mistaken for a high schooler at my place of work by a coworker that i have been working with for a whole week. the conversation went the way this usually does.

them: “so are you in school?”

me: “no i graduated.”

them: “cool which school did you go to?”

me: “[name of university]. it’s in [city name].”

them: “are you looking at colleges now?”

me: “...oh. [name of university] is a college.”

them: “oh so you’re in college!”

me: “graduated. but close.”

them, clearly assuming this is my first job: “so, in the work force now.”

me, 4+ jobs under my belt because I am 27 years old: “yep.”

I think this is a combination of genetic baby face, not wearing makeup, having long hair, wearing leggings and simple clothing because i am autistic with sensory issues, oh yeah squeaky autistic person voice, being very short and slight of build, the fact that my glasses are purple, and general social awkwardness. the person who hired me knows that i am an adult probably. does anyone else in my workplace? i do not think so.

#for real tho why is everyone out in the world so much bigger than me #i feel like a hobbit for real #all of my coworkers are at least a full head taller than me #most are more than that #they're all broader than me too #barring one guy who is really lanky but he is also super tall so he is still beating me in bigness #one lady is only slightly taller than me but also much broader #like for real why are some people in this basement so buff this job does not require that much muscle #please i am already the resident chihuahua you do not need your biceps to be thicker than my thighs i am already so small #i also think my coworkers are doing that thing #where they offer you more encouragement and go 'good job buddy!' because they think u are a teenager #i am so sorry guys i am 27 years old u do not need to do this #even the guy who has my case for the 'help disabled ppl get jobs' program is mother-henning me right now #he is shocked that i picked a job that is not like any job i've done in the past. a bit alarmed by that #but like bro look at my job history #none of these jobs are the same #i do not repeat jobs my friend #i see something that looks weird on a job site and go 'yeah that'll do'#also he expected me to take much longer to get a job #like i started applying and a week later i was like 'oh yeah i got a job'#so now he is calling me to ask if i need job training or if he needs to talk to my employers about accomodations #and i am sorry bro but i am good #this is actually less stressful than my previous jobs barring one #less labor intensive than 3 of them too #at worst i could be stabbed by a machine #which is also less risk than 3 jobs i used to do #i know that i am autistic but i can actually adapt pretty well to new environments #mostly due to being thrown into so many throughout my life that i just know how to do that i guess #i appreciate his concern but i think the amount of stress i'm putting him under is undue. like just relax i got this

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