56. Best Jobs for HSPs (revisited)
The Highly Sensitive Person Podcast
Kelly
4.8 • 676 Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2016
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
In the past, I've talked about what I thought were the best jobs for HSPs--and even the #1 best job (working for oneself). But over time, my thoughts on this have changed.
In today's show, I explain how the best job for HSPs....depends. On so many factors. I also cover some of the challenges of working for oneself, and the one question you can ask a potential employer to help decide of their company culture will be a good fit.
Resources mentioned on the show:
- The One Question You Should Ask About Every Job New York Times
Other posts on this blog about jobs & careers:
- Here’s the best job for a highly sensitive person (or podcast version)
- Jobs and Careers for Highly Sensitive Persons (or podcast version)
- Is self-employment really the best for HSPs?
- HSP episode 50: how to stop wanting to escape your job
- HSP episode 33: An introvert in an extrovert’s job
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Highly Sensitive Person Podcast, a twice monthly podcast for people who experience the world intensely. |
| 0:11.4 | Join me on a journey of acceptance of our highly sensitive person traits. |
| 0:18.0 | Welcome to episode 56. I'm your host, Kelly. This is a show for people who have sensory processing sensitivity. I share stories, reflections, and personal experiences about the benefits and struggles of being highly sensitive, from my perspective. |
| 0:35.9 | A long, long time ago, I wrote posts and did |
| 0:39.3 | corresponding podcasts about the best jobs for HSPs. I also talked about what I thought was the |
| 0:46.0 | number one single best job for HSPs, and that, in my opinion, was working for yourself |
| 0:52.2 | from home or working from wherever you want. |
| 0:56.4 | But since that time, my thoughts and experience on the subject of the best jobs for highly |
| 1:01.5 | sensitives has changed. And I didn't think it was right not to address the fact that I don't |
| 1:07.9 | completely agree with what I said way back then. |
| 1:11.9 | The answer to what is the best job for HSPs isn't a list of specific jobs, |
| 1:18.2 | and it isn't necessarily working for yourself. |
| 1:22.4 | The answer is that it depends. |
| 1:26.5 | I know this isn't a nice and tidy answer. It isn't what people want to hear, |
| 1:32.0 | but I think it's more accurate than what I advised before. The best career for an HSP depends. |
| 1:41.3 | Okay, first I want to address why working for oneself isn't necessarily the ideal for everyone. |
| 1:48.5 | Remember, that's what I originally said I thought was the number one best job for HSPs. |
| 1:53.8 | Working for yourself means you can control your environment. |
| 1:57.0 | The temperature, the lighting, the ergonomics, the hours you work, and of course, the work itself. |
| 2:03.7 | It seems logical that that would be great for an HSP. And in her documentary movie, Sensitive, |
| 2:10.8 | Dr. Elaine Aaron said that there's a risk to working for yourself, but also a freedom. You can |
| 2:16.6 | craft a career that fits you to a T. I still think |
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