[koverstreet]

Sometimes, yes. There are always times when the work just needs to be done, and there's always going to be parts that are less pleasant and others that are more pleasant.

But I got into programming nearly 30 years ago because it was fascinating, and amazing, and it still is. I love seeing what I can build, I love using decades of accumulated skills to their full potential. And I love writing code that people use and that makes users happy.

And more and more I see what was once a wonderful /culture/ being taken over by corporate 9-5 types who want to show up, go to a bunch of meetings and talk about anything but work, pick up a few tickets, and call it a day.

There's a dark side to professionalism....

Personally, I'll only work with people who are here because they want to be here - it's too draining trying to get anything done with corporate drones.