At first, I was very concerned about my VIT. However, I decided to tackle it head on and choose a career that puts me on the spot. I work as a network administrator and I am finishing a Master's Degree in Education. I feel that I have a lot to offer to the community and I refuse to let Vitiligo run my life. Instead, I will educate as many people as I can in order to focus on providing a better understanding that this is not a disease but rather a condition.
My dentist has vitiligo and when he was going to dentist school a professor told him he would never be able to be a dentist because people would be freaked out having his hands in their mouth. But he still became a dentist which I thought was awesome.
I don't think it has affected my career choices or options either. Most employers will care about whether you can perform your job well, not how you look.
vitiligo is a career enemy.that is an obstacle to get better jobs.one good thing is that may be a motivation makes you work harder than the others and may lead you to open your own business so as a boss nobody cares if you have vitiligo or not as long as you pay them.
Hi Steve...My vit never effected my career but but my confidence levels were little low as my vit is mostly on visible areas of my body
infact I am so scared about people around me when I joined my grad school, surprisingly my classmates gave me lot of support and encouraged me in many aspects. They never treated me different, this gave me lot of courage, so the final outcome is I stood as topper of my college, filled with great confidence, those are most memorable years of my life and I love my friends
coming to my career I just face the interviews with confidence,I feel Knowledge matters more than appeance.
Its a nice question, it reminded my past College life, Thank you
I work as faculty computing manager at a UK university, also as a hypnotherapist, vitiligo is irrelevant to career, if you're skilled at your job and work hard you will get promoted.
for me..i feel scared especially now that im planning to apply for another job..it seems like they will discrimate me beacuse of my skin and i feel like terrible...
In the beginning, it devastated me so much that it kinda "got me off track" and made me intimidated to go for interviews, which I would spend at least four hours putting on heavy makeup for, and I would try to cradle my hands in odd ways in an attempt to hide my spots.
Flash forward to today, I don't even try to hide it. It's just... there. And I make no bones about it. With my dark skin, the contrast is so great, especially with so much of my color returning now, the newer dark spots in a sea of pale skin is quite obvious, makeup or not. I save time now by only putting on mascara and lipstick. I don't shy away from shaking people's hands now if they offer a handshake.
Well,I am a grad. Student,So in may case it hasn't Affected much.But ya,i feel little disquieting when someone point out my skin disorder.But on a whole,its a Topsy-Turvy ride and that's we call life!
I always believe that I'll be cured some day.Researches have shown that,People with positive frame of mind about their disease heal fast,as compare to others.:)
So,I am vit patient,who has full faith in his Treatment and Doctor.
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My dentist has vitiligo and when he was going to dentist school a professor told him he would never be able to be a dentist because people would be freaked out having his hands in their mouth. But he still became a dentist which I thought was awesome.
I don't think it has affected my career choices or options either. Most employers will care about whether you can perform your job well, not how you look.
Hi Steve...My vit never effected my career but but my confidence levels were little low as my vit is mostly on visible areas of my body
infact I am so scared about people around me when I joined my grad school, surprisingly my classmates gave me lot of support and encouraged me in many aspects. They never treated me different, this gave me lot of courage, so the final outcome is I stood as topper of my college, filled with great confidence, those are most memorable years of my life and I love my friends
coming to my career I just face the interviews with confidence,I feel Knowledge matters more than appeance.
Its a nice question, it reminded my past College life, Thank you
In the beginning, it devastated me so much that it kinda "got me off track" and made me intimidated to go for interviews, which I would spend at least four hours putting on heavy makeup for, and I would try to cradle my hands in odd ways in an attempt to hide my spots.
Flash forward to today, I don't even try to hide it. It's just... there. And I make no bones about it. With my dark skin, the contrast is so great, especially with so much of my color returning now, the newer dark spots in a sea of pale skin is quite obvious, makeup or not. I save time now by only putting on mascara and lipstick. I don't shy away from shaking people's hands now if they offer a handshake.
I was surprised this question didn't get more responses. Glad to hear it hasn't affected you much. Seems like you have a balanced perspective.
Cheers,
Steve
I always believe that I'll be cured some day.Researches have shown that,People with positive frame of mind about their disease heal fast,as compare to others.:)
So,I am vit patient,who has full faith in his Treatment and Doctor.