Employment

I had a few people ask me "What is the best job for an aspie?"  Truthfully I would like to know that myself.  As an aspie we usually stand out because we are more work oriented rather than social bees and a lot of co-workers may think that you're trying to show them up.  I have held down positions in cabinetry, shipping and receiving, wire mill and extrusion operator, steel producing and rubber mill operator.  In all the positions that I've held I have always received great compliments of how thorough I am at the job, how I never call off, how safe I practice and how I'm always on time, however in those positions I always have one complaint and that is the way that I communicate with my co-workers.  I believe in following the process and not taking any shortcuts and performing the job the best I can in the safest manner possible and if I see a co-worker not following protocol I do not hesitate to tell them what they are doing wrong and a lot of people don't like to hear that they are doing their job wrong and that usually leads to big confrontations.  Due to my lack of socializing and making friends the employer usually believes that it's me due to the fact that I have a hard time making friends and being liked by co-workers.  The most successful jobs for aspies are those that require higher education such as engineering, electricians and business in which most people share the same aspects and don't require much interaction with other people.  There are ways to obtain that education through grants for persons with aspergers through a program called Behavioral Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) in which they should be able to place you in a field that suits you, however I have been on a waiting list for a year now and still waiting because they don't believe that it is as serious of a disability.  I am not sure how to speed up the process but I wish I did.  As for me, other than the three years in steel producing, I average about 9 months at a job before the employer sees me as a problem.  I have been receiving counseling since last April and that's how I found out about BVR and received a lot of pointers on how to win friends and influence people and hopefully with my next position I can maintain it.  I have an interview on Tuesday which is also hard for me because I either nail them or fail them all depending on how comfortable I feel with the interviewer and the questions I am asked.  I am truthful at my interviews and answer all questions thoroughly and sometimes it's good because the employer likes to hear about a safety conscious person whereas some think that's not a good thing because they don't like to go through the hassles of bringing everything up to code.  Some people don't care if you can't socialize or not and others like social employees.  As you can see this is not really much help for anyone reading this but instead I am asking for suggestions on how to go through an interview and maintain a job so any of your input would be greatly appreciated.