Thanks for the great ideas! A lot to think about :).
> Whatever you decide, remember that everyone has their unique strengths and challenges.
Right, this is something I've tried to focus more on lately. Improving on my strengths to make myself more valuable, which I hope will pay off in the future. I used to focus on trying to mask my weaknesses, but that takes a lot of effort for little benefit and doesn't seem sustainable.
I appreciate all the ideas. It helps a lot, I wouldn't have considered tech writing at all for example. Consulting has worked well in the past, but because of my lesser-than-average social skills it's not easy to find clients.
Thanks! It's a difficult subject to broach and I'm not sure how to filter for EMs that would be receptive to my needs. I'm also afraid of being labeled the "problem employee". A company that has a more explicit policy would definitely be preferred, so I'll look into hedge funds.
> Whatever you decide, remember that everyone has their unique strengths and challenges.
Right, this is something I've tried to focus more on lately. Improving on my strengths to make myself more valuable, which I hope will pay off in the future. I used to focus on trying to mask my weaknesses, but that takes a lot of effort for little benefit and doesn't seem sustainable.
I appreciate all the ideas. It helps a lot, I wouldn't have considered tech writing at all for example. Consulting has worked well in the past, but because of my lesser-than-average social skills it's not easy to find clients.