The hardest jobs I've had in my life are the ones that are generally least respected by our society.

I tried really hard to do well, but I would tend to get fired in a few months. I was terrible at them.

I do really well as a professional developer though, something that took me a while to get used to. It's funny how these things work. Like you I have ways of coping with my weaknesses, and those 'easy' jobs didn't provide much allowance for doing it. It definitely affects my politics, because I consider myself very fortunate that a career exists for me where I can leverage technology and intellect to do things quickly enough that I can 'waste time' freely. Not everyone is so fortunate.