So in a little under 6 months I'll be heading back to the States--I know, lots of troubles, gas prices skyrocketing, hellacious weather, Pat Robertson, and scads of other disasters natural and otherwise, but I's a goin' anyway--and am thinking a bit about what kind of job I might look for. Now in the past, I've had lots of problems with jobs, but there have been a few I've liked--library work treated me well, and strangely I've found an affinity for waitressing. I like the flexible hours and I enjoy taking care of people. Of course I'm a bit weird but overall I think I did pretty well. Problem is neither of those jobs are challenging intellectually, and neither are any of the others I've been able to think of--working in a bookstore, for example.
I've been in Japan here for 18 months, and it'll be two years come August. Despite the psychological and emotional stresses of the job, one thing I've found to be very beneficial are the challenges to my brain, which has forced me to begin thinking again for the first time since college. I'm afraid going back to low-end, easy but boring jobs, while less stressful, will take the edge of my thinking brain and turn me back into some sort of zombie.
Dudes, this is not what I want. Does anyone have any thoughts on what sorts of jobs there might be which are actually challenging yet do-able from an aspie perspective? (Taking this moment to state that I've not been diagnosed or anything and am still on the fence re: diagnosis, yet I do seem to have all the problems associated with functioning that AS people do, so I'm using it as a shorthand to avoid explaining overmuch...)
Realize this is a long shot, but one or two people may have a thought. Ice-cream taster would be a choice career...
