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    Hope no objections writing in here!

    Stressed out,
    15 years in film vfx, worked my way up to my dream position from tea boy. Prior to that I was written off at school/ family for being an idiot, when just servilely dyslexic.

    Climbing up the ladder the hardest way possible, teaching myself nightly, 17 hours, poverty - worst clients, best clients, great teams (3 Oscar winning teams) ... not so great teams (shouldn't say).

    Number blind and "don't read so good" but I taught myself coding, software packages.
    Just been offered the position to the job I always wanted but... I have to past a coding test and its is the most anti-dyslexic layout. Can't read or make sense of it for a dime!

    Balls!
    That and GitS looks white washed rubbish!

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    • awe dude, be honest with them!monospaced
    • Thanks @monospaced - writing that email now!mugwart
    • my twin brother, who's incredibly brilliant, also suffered (suffers) from dyslexia growing up and people thought he was slow. he's not, he just does things diffmonospaced
    • Wouldn't say I'm brilliant but yeah you suffer it. Tell it to other people though!! Hey ho I'll sit it for a laugh and give it all I have. Sorry for the moan!mugwart
    • yeah man - surely they will hire you if they like you/your work. if not fuck em.fadein11
    • sounds like you deserve the best - good luck.fadein11
    • jeez dude be happy you don't suffer from laziness and low ambition
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    • No worries bro. Just be straightforward with them and it'll be fine.garbage
    • Thanks all sorry to moan!mugwart
    • Moan away this is the blog and we cool in here. ;) good luck!sea_sea
    • Be up front with them - your abilities should be all that's important, not some oblivious test. These days lots of peeps appreciate dyslexia often = talentdetritus
    • Ghost In The Shell? - do tell? Srsly cant you get them to take into account your dyslexia. dont you have to declare it. its a legitimate 'disability'trooperbill
    • sounds like a large company.
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    • Coding tests are largely BS, unfortunately. No one writes sorting algo's in real life except for google and shit. Yet, that's what most of them are.section_014
    • Its a big company and I know them very well! Its a new 'thing'. If I get it I'll be a colour scientist!! Ha the ironey!!mugwart
    • Gits ... No gossip to tell. Not my company doing it. My film {i loved working on} working on has just came out... Qbn needs to go on the dark web!!mugwart
    • good luck man! you sound greatcbass99
    • this is a good year :)mekk
    • good luck, mug!Gnash
    • GITS, even if an okay movie, is a SHIT movie, cos GITS source material = a masterpiece.inteliboy
    • and keep us postedGnash
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