"I know I can do the job… if only they’d give me a real chance.” For many neurodiverse job seekers - people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or other cognitive differences - the hardest part of work isn’t the work itself. It’s getting hired. The traditional job search is a maze of unspoken rules, noisy expectations, and systems that favor “average” communication styles. And too often, brilliant candidates are filtered out before they can even show what they can do.

“I can do the job. I just hate the circus of getting it.” For introverts, the hardest part of job hunting isn’t the work itself. It’s the constant social performance required to get hired. Networking events, group interviews, and “tell me about yourself” pitches can feel like running a marathon in someone else’s shoes. By the time the interview ends, your energy is gone, and sometimes, so is your confidence.

Hiring fast doesn’t mean hiring right. If your new hire leaves within months, you didn’t save time, you just delayed the problem. Early attrition is expensive, demoralizing, and often preventable. The root cause? Culture misfit.

People often leave jobs for better pay, growth, or work-life balance — but that’s rarely the whole story. A 2022 MIT Sloan study found toxic culture was 10.4× more predictive of employee attrition than compensation. Not 10% more — ten times. Let that sink in.