r/bipolar • u/Common-Series8622 • Jul 23 '25

Living With Bipolar What kind of job do you have?

Anyone have bipolar 1, had hospitalisaions for mania, and still have a job or career? Or been able to get through university? Wondering what jobs work well with the needs we have

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u/lyawake Bipolar w/Bipolar Loved One Jul 23 '25

I work in laboratory science, in a hospital. If you become a lab tech and secure a job with a union, you generally get a decent amount of vacation and sick days. There are jobs everywhere, internationally, and as long as you can follow basic health/safety/privacy policy - it's pretty low key. It can be extremely busy but you're not working with the public. There are no demands for writing reports or essays, it's all sample analysis and there are tons of departments you can transfer to if you get bored.