Posted by octopusprime on April 24, 2004, at 10:21:00
In reply to Re: What Jobs do BiPolar's do well in?, posted by tabitha on April 23, 2004, at 23:25:09
> > software development? (heh or maybe i just think everybody i work with in software is crazy)
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> Yeah, it's good when you're mildly depressed, because you just sit in one place and stare at a screen all day and don't have to talk to anyone; and it's good when you're mildy manic, because you can obsessively code for 14 hours straight.in a way it's terrible though, because your job tends to reinforce bad habits. i know i personally spend way too much time staring blankly at a monitor ...
and should your depression happen to coincide with a deadline, look out! major stress ...
it only works if you can be hypomanic when the boss is requiring overtime of everybody to deliver ...
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