I had my first psychosis episode in April 2014 and is currently
on risperidone with no relapses to date.
I am looking for a part time job with shorter working hours as i
am maintaining a 12-hour sleep cycle while on risperidone daily.
Having the said amount of rest also allows me to function properly
the next day. As such i have only 12 hours average in a day.
I declare my condition in my resume because there is no way to
hide the lapses in my employment history due to the psychosis
episode and my hospitalization. All my job applications so far sees
no replies from any of the employers i wrote to.
I turned to hospital Job club help but the idea of relying on
them for jobs for my life is not somehintg i dare to imagine. They
have limited job types not to mention i find that the people there
are not very profesional with the lack of a human touch (no i dose
not mean greeting each other or lending a listening ear as human
touch). For example when i mention my problems on longer hours of
sleep, the interviewer with a 'dick' name actually responded like i
am being lazy or disbelieve! Check his dick if he ever take
antipsychotics some patients will respond with prolonged
resting time.
I want to work in environments that are conducive to my
recovery. School canteens or environment are what i prefer but
it seems i have very limited choice from hospital help. I can't
lift heavy loads as i have scoliosis and problems with my spine.
When i mention problems the people there give me the impression
that they are not bothered with it and it hinders a successful job
placement.