[PartiallyTyped]

I view my work at AWS as being paid to deal with meetings and other people. Hadnt I bills to pay and mouths to feed, I'd be doing this "work" for free. Well, almost, I'd be coding all day, but I wouldn't set foot on a single meeting.

Maybe it's a matter of perspective? It sure helps that I am working on interesting projects. Maybe the diff is that this is how I am having fun.

[skydhash]

Enjoy it while you can. I love computer science and programming. But there’s so much CRUD apps you can work on before it stops being exciting. Now, I just do my job in the work hours, then move to personal stuff in my spare time. Unless it’s for myself, I wouldn’t work on anything if not for the money.

[PartiallyTyped]

Had I been working on CRUD apps, I would do the same thing. The moment what I am doing stops being interesting, I just leave.

[honkycat]

Agreed. I was "the programmer" among my friend group who are mostly programmers.

I still find it fun to work on something novel but I am not nearly as passionate as I used to be. Now I find music more fun.

[JohnFen]

I know people are different, but I'm like you in that programming is fun for me.

Except when I'm doing it as paid work for someone else. That drains the fun out of it for me. As a result, I have to have my fun by programming when I'm off work, too.