[swtrs]

I've been experiencing this for the last six months and unfortunately its soured my current gig (that I started six months ago now) such that I dread my work life. Almost the entirety of tech is no longer magical once I actually read the tfs cards.

[Ocerge]

I feel this way too. The only way I can describe it is like pressing the sprint button in the video game is the only way to get any work done anymore, because my natural curiosity is largely gone. Wait until I have enough mental energy to deal with a task, press the sprint button, and wait until I can do it again. I wish I still enjoyed programming/software like I used to, but it's purely work to me now.

[vonseel]

I’m in the same spot. Things that are well-understood seem bland, and complicated or unknown problems seem tedious. Productivity comes in 16-hour spurts separated by several days of boredom, guilt, and unsuccessful attempts to get something done. I’ve felt like this since maybe year 4 of programming.

I’m really not sure where people go from here. I don’t know whether to stay in the industry or plan to switch careers; I’d probably be just as bored with something else. Age seems to be accompanied by disenchantment and I can’t imagine ever being a bright-eyed and full of ambition to excel in a field like I once was. Maybe I’m just jaded.

Reading the topic article, I’m a little glad I didn’t study CS. At least I got to feel the “magic” he mentions in the first few years of my career. This poor guy’s already spent and it doesn’t even sound like he’s in his first real job.