Nick Stoynoff’s Post

As a person who has spent a large portion of their life being a square peg trying to fit into round holes, this resonates so much with me! When I joined the Drake team, I walked in battered, bruised and burnt out but ready to learn and embrace change. What I never expected was the support I got from day one - I often asked my colleague Niven if I was getting punked, half expecting all the positivity and encouragement to vanish at any moment. Spoiler: it never did. Instead, I found a leader and a team who embraced me - warts and all - from the second (and even before) I joined Drake. I was encouraged to learn and engage in ways that worked for ME, rather than trying to squeeze myself into a cookie-cutter mold that I had struggled with my entire life. Of course, there are stats to meet and processes to follow, but what set this experience apart is that I was encouraged to find my OWN voice - to experiment, get creative, learn from failures, and innovate toward the outcomes we were striving for. Challenges became opportunities for creative brainstorms. Problems were solved collaboratively, not through rigid, prescriptive approaches. For the first time in my professional life, I felt seen, heard, and empowered to truly own my role. My neurospicey heart just SANG! Drake didn’t just give me a job - they gave me the space to thrive as my authentic self. And that has made all the difference. Claire, your unwavering support and guidance has been nothing short of life-changing. I’m so grateful to have such a brilliant mentor and leader in my corner! You are SO appreciated and I have so much respect for all that you are and everything that you do! To anyone who feels like a square peg trying to fit into round holes - there are spaces out there where you don’t have to change who you are to succeed. You just need to find the people who see your value and amplify it. Here’s to being unapologetically ourselves—and thriving because of it, not in spite of it! #recruiterlife #justrecruiterthings #drakeUK #teamleadershipdoneright #DE&I #Neurospicey #ADHD

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I tend to regard ADHD as a superpower with two caveats. 1. You have to recognize and develop that power. 2. You have to recognize and manage the associated habits that tend to diminish that power.

This is why receiving a late diagnosis of #ADHD is comparable to grief. It’s like your whole life has been one big lie , and all the times you’ve been told you need to focus more or work harder, stop interrupting or be more organised have chipped away at your self esteemand confidence in yourself to be able to hold down a job. All the times you’ve tried to advocate for your support needs without being overwhelmed or labelled as ‘too sensitive’ or ‘overreacting’ have caused you to burnout or shrink so you don’t stand out from the crowd and you mask to fit in. When you find out that it’s because you have a physical difference in how your brain is functioning and it’s exacerbated by hormones that fluctuate and intensify your symptoms, and your other diagnoses are not why you have felt so low and anxious all of your adult life, it’s hard not to get angry, sad and frustrated at what could have been if you were seen and understood earlier in life and given the support you needed to thrive. So, if you have someone in your life who has just found out that they are neurodivergent, treat them with kindness and compassion as it’s a lot to process and a new identity that could be tough to get used to, but can also bring liberation from a lifetime of trauma and struggle .

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