Sounds like bad management. Explanations aren't excuses, they're simply the reason something happens.

ADHD is often an executive function disorder. As a manager, have you offered them an accommodation?

Lots of “I” statements from you and not a whole lot of understanding.

> have you offered them an accommodation?

Yes, and that wasn't my point. Except for one case who was definitely abusing the situation, I never once revealed that my inner monologue was pointing out that I have the same issues they do but I don't use it as an excuse for not getting my work done.

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x______________ 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> but I don't use it as an excuse for not getting my work done.

Maybe it's not just a label as your are painting it, but rather a complex situation over ones entire life with many layers, which cannot be easily understood in a short time (and much less in a manager-employee conversation).

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jghn 3 hours ago | parent [-]

We're talking about a circumstance where it's something I personally have dealt with, for longer, often decades longer, than the people who are complaining about it to me. It's not as if I don't understand the situation.

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		> We're talking about a circumstance where it's something I personally have dealt with, for longer, often decades longer, than the people who are complaining about it to me. It's not as if I don't understand the situation. I suppose that this is a clear case for the commonly used acronym here on Hackernews: YMMV (your mileage may vary (or the other that I forgot)). Maybe you forgot that despite us being all human, part of the same species, living on the same planet: no individuals will have the exact same life, same thought process, same ability to deal, cope or handle adversity or environmental factors. It feels wrong to read you saying that you are comparing yourself to others in such a manner...
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HighNunChicken 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Once again, explanation ≠ excuse.

I sincerely suggest that you try to be understanding of your reports instead of being mildly inconvenienced by their problems and labeling them negatively as you have suggested here.

People leave jobs because of bad management. Be better.

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jghn 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You did see that I had the same explanation and I don't use it to explain away poor performance, right?

And also pay attention to how I said I kept those thoughts to myself. I recognize that the younger generations seem to feel it's all quite alright, and I handle it appropriately in the contemporary style.

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		Sure you may have the same diagnosis as them, but you do not have the same life experiences. Plus, isn’t this comment thread under a post regarding a link between ADHD and complex trauma? Complex trauma is… complex. I doubt that you share the same circumstances that resulted in the diagnosis that you and your reports both share.