I Hate Networking (And You Don’t Actually Need to Do It) | Autistic Business Advice #2
“Network, network, network!” is exhausting, inefficient business advice—If you hate small talk and don’t want to be perceived, you’re not broken.
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- Are you constantly drained from the small talk, office politics, rules, and masking at work, so that you don’t have time or energy for anything else?
- Are you in a professional cycle of starting the job strong, burning out, then starting over with a new job? Do you find yourself wondering if there’s any kind of work that won’t eventually cost you everything?
- Do you find it harder and harder to spend your energy in companies and systems that actively make things worse? Does finding something that fits better feel like an impossible luxury you can’t afford?
If you recognized yourself in any of these, you don’t have to keep figuring it out alone.
I’ve walked this road myself, and that’s why I’ve put together resources, tools, and answers to support you in making it better.
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I Hate Networking (And You Don't Actually Need to Do It) | Autistic Business Advice #2
Stop Trying to Be Consistent — Business Advice for Autistic & AuDHD Business Owners
How to Build a Burnout-Resistant Business as a Self-Employed Autistic/AuDHD
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