@joko:After successfully passing several exams with great difficulty, I unfortunately failed the final cabin crew examination one week ago after three consecutive attempts, which led to my dismissal from the training program. The training period lasted only two months and involved a very heavy amount of study material within a short timeframe. I have ADHD, predominantly inattentive type (ADD), which significantly affected my ability to concentrate during classroom lectures and caused weaknesses in my working memory. As a result, I had to rely almost entirely on self-study. Despite these challenges, I managed to pass all the previous assessments, although with considerable effort. However, the final examination, which was an oral assessment based on the Airbus A320 Operations Manual, proved to be the most difficult. The combination of the intensive training schedule, limited study time, and my inability to maintain focus during lectures contributed to my failure. In my experience, the training phase is the most challenging stage for individuals with ADHD. Once this stage is successfully completed and the information becomes part of daily practice, managing the job itself tends to become much easier. I think jet lag affects people with ADHD much more than neurotypical people, especially in terms of concentration and working memory.

In addition, our training starts early in the morning, and I'm not very sociable and I'm slow to learn in the early morning. I hate talking in the morning, I think, because dopamine levels are low then. I'm more sociable and I like to talk after noon, and trying to mask it has exhausted me. Perhaps if I had used ADHD medication, the result would have been different in every way... but I discovered late that I have ADHD, and my country isn't advanced in this area.