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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.

Thanks! I've considered moving closer to hardware. Rust is a potential option, but jobs are scarce it seems. Lots of good ideas, thanks!

I live in a good country with a decent social support system. Technically I could live on disability, but would rather do some work.

Similarly:

"We are spending 50$ per month just for one test in our code. We could cut it down to 10$ if we wanted."

"How many hours would it take to reduce the spend? If it's more than a couple of hours for a senior engineer, then it's not worth it."

We kept spending money on this inefficient test and it was the right choice.