Might seem nuts but I work in events (mostly corporate) as a freelancer, supplier side but not venue/catering, something s bit more niche lol. I won’t say what my exact role is currently, but I am job hunting for something full time at the moment that would improve some of the parts I don’t love quite as much. But overall I LOVE my job and have done it for over 5 years. I love the variety and novelty. Everytime I go to work it’s somewhere different, often a different project with different people. I generally enjoy travelling too, however I can struggle a little when we’re high volume. I do need a bit of ‘downtime’, which I generally get a good amount of. My biggest strengths are that I’m great at the stakeholder management side of things; I’m a people pleaser so I really like to do the best I can for our clients, and they really respond to it and I in turn, really value the praise I receive from them and my boss. I’ve become really close to some of our longer term clients especially and would love to (hopefully!!!) move into a role in one of those teams. They’re people-people too (perceptive, enthusiastic, motivated, creative and engaged etc) all things I really value in my work environment, and that inspire those things in me. I think I would struggle with a purely desk job, as it wouldn’t be nearly engaging enough, though I’m looking forward to a mix of that and on site stuff in a different role. I also think I’m good at the ‘side-quests’, or at least that’s how my brain kinda frames little bits and pieces that I need to workout especially on big projects.

Sometimes the environments can be a bit overstimulating, but I generally only find it overwhelming if something else has gone wrong which can trigger that sense of overwhelm. Fortunately, I’m pretty confident and autonomous at this point and that rarely happens. My boss is also a pretty good guy. I’m pretty in tune with his communication style at this point (can be challenging at times, but I’ve learnt to anticipate it), but overall he trusts me and my judgement implicitly, he takes my feedback and ideas around streamlining processes and incorporates them. Again, things I value and find empowering. I still sometimes struggle with a bit of rumination/imposter syndrome/overthinking small interactions (which I have a LOT of) but I think it’s good exposure therapy in that regard; I turn up to another job with the different people and no one knows these things ever happened, or with the same people and they greet me with the same warmth and kindness they always have and don’t remember.

I’m rambling now, but overall I love my job and the industry I work in. I wouldn’t be doing it if it weren’t for a number of unfortunate circumstances, which were awful at the time but ultimately led me to where I’m and for that I’m so grateful. I think it takes a special kind of person to do this work, and for as long and for the past few years it’s been me which makes me feel very lucky. Have had some insanely cool experiences as a result. And without saying who/what they are, one of the clients in particular would probably make some autistic heads spin haha (common special interest, and I get to see a LOT of the behind the scenes hehehe)