I think perhaps the best thing in this situation might be to get in touch with a few good breeders and ask whether you could spend some time with their kittens / breeding cats.
That way not only can you sit down and have a discussion with experts of the breed but also can experience first hand the energy levels of both a kitten and an adult to better judge what you could handle. I think it is massively dependant on how YOU feel you could cope, what your tolerance is like and what your experiences are.
With both of my kittens, i never really felt overwhelmed by their energy levels and found them perfectly easy to deal with despite working full time. But others may well have found them too much.
I can already see a distinct difference between my first bengal and the second. The second is most certainly of the more challenging variety, takes longer to learn appropriate behaviour as he is incredibly stubborn...plus you can literally sit and watch him working things out (he has already figured out how to turn off the bathroom light...he's 16 weeks old...) as he seems very intelligent...we say he reminds us of the Velociraptors in Jurassic Park....for some this would drive them up the wall, but i am more than happy to work with him.
I have grown up with cats but we always had rescues so always took in adult cats so my first bengal was actually also my first experience of a kitten as well! Now i suspect many people might be horrified at that thought but i knew how to develop a scared and damaged rescue into a beautifully confident and happy cat so i felt pretty confident that i would be able to handle this too. I was nervous don't get me wrong, but due to that i made a point of literally reading EVERYTHING i could possibly find on the breed which i think was a huge benefit. I'll also add that the majority of cats we had growing up were of the oriental variety so were fairly demanding breeds so that also helped.
And so far all is well with mine, i feel i have done really quite well for a working bengal parent
So although you might not have had experience with bengals before, do you have experience with other cats that will help you as i think this is the main point really? Bengals can be an extreme which require determination from the owner at times to remain in charge, but i think if you know the teaching techniques / are wiling to learn and you will stick by them then you know how to apply them to any breed at the end of the day, bengals included.
In addition, do you think you could still take the time to teach your kitten any required behaviour adjustments each and every time you came home from work, even if you have had a bad day? Think fully about this as i think that is the biggest commitment if you work as well. It is perfectly doable IF you have the commitment.
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I also think that Bengals like bonding with one or two people, so I don't really think a relay of carers for a kitten is practical, it may work for some kittens, but for others it may just add a lot of unnecessary stress to the equation.[/quote]
I do agree with this, i think lots of people checking in on them could heighten stress rather than resolve it. But as i said earlier, i don't really think it's required.
Hope this helps :)