News, Software Company Only Hires People who Have Autism. (employee, job, hired)

[JD59]

At first glance, Specilisterne looks just like any other thriving software company. However, these colleagues had to meet a certain job requirement in order to get hired -- they must have autism.

"I could only work in a supermarket before," employee Hille – who has high-functioning autism called Asperger Syndrome – told us.

Software Company Only Hires People who Have Autism - ABC News

[peptea]

this is fantastic.

[artsyguy]

Wow. I can imagine how fun it must be to work with socially retarded individuals. Eeeeek.

[GypsySoul22]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

Wow. I can imagine how fun it must be to work with socially retarded individuals. Eeeeek.

Hey, that is rude. My son has Asperger's and is very hilarious and probably has a better sense of humor than half the people in the world.

When he's a famous scientist or comedian, I'll get back to you about 'retarded.'

[city_data91]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

Wow. I can imagine how fun it must be to work with socially retarded individuals. Eeeeek.

They all have autism, so they probably don't mind working with each other.

[Opyelie]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

Wow. I can imagine how fun it must be to work with socially retarded individuals. Eeeeek.

HA! Trust me, I've worked with quite a few "normal" co-workers over the years, who were DEFINITELY "socially retarded"

[Ivorytickler]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

Wow. I can imagine how fun it must be to work with socially retarded individuals. Eeeeek.

Perhaps it would be a problem for you but it probably isn't for them.

It's nice someone found a niche for them. I grew up across the street from a young man who had downs syndrome and was, severely, retarded but he was a savant. He could repeat anything you told him or showed him. This was back before robots were popular. He got a job working for the phone company putting all the colored wires where they belonged. A job that would have bored me to tears but he could sit and do all day long and be proud of. It was kind of neat. He ended up supporting his mom in her old age when she thought she'd be working forever to support him.

[Ivorytickler]

Originally Posted by Opyelie

HA! Trust me, I've worked with quite a few "normal" co-workers over the years, who were DEFINITELY "socially retarded"

Did you used to work in the lab I worked at? I swear my old company made it a point to hire the socially inept, lol.

[samston]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

Wow. I can imagine how fun it must be to work with socially retarded individuals. Eeeeek.

Aren't you gay? Should one maligned group insult another?

[ColdRedRain]

Wow. I can imagine how fun it must be to work with socially retarded individuals. Eeeeek.

I feel your pain. Working with an insensitive assh*le like you would be like going to effing Disneyland.