[no_wizard]

> Engineering isn't about working on the most interesting problems. It's about getting stuff done and management happy

Truth is harsh, however this seems to be 100% accurate for nearly all cases of employment. Rarely do you get to focus on simply interesting problems and good engineering as a primary concern

[philipov]

Boredom is in the mind, not the task. Things aren't boring, people are. An important type of intelligence is the capacity to find what's interesting about a task that others lack the imagination to see. One needs to be able to create their own interesting solutions rather than expecting them to be handed down on a plate.

[chasd00]

> find what's interesting about a task that others lack the imagination to see.

word of warning from an old guy, don't create problems for yourself when you don't have to. Turning something boring into something interesting can have painful consequences down the road.

[schmorptron]

How?

[johnnyanmac]

Boredom is lacking stimulation. Even the most cutting edge task can grow boring if you need to plumb with it dozens of times over a year. Just because you can find what's unique doesn't mean it stimulates you. That's the exact issue with why neuro divergent individuals are demonize: they don't take as much interest with people as "normal people" would.

>One needs to be able to create their own interesting solutions rather than expecting them to be handed down on a plate.

You should tell that to every old manager I had.

[philipov]

> You should tell that to every old manager I had.

They sound like boreful people. If you find you have become boreful, there's a good chance you may be experiencing burnout or depression, which are nasty diseases, but still ones that afflict the subject, not the object. Nothing is boring but for the person who perceives it that way.

[johnnyanmac]

>They sound like boreful people.

They have a job and family at the end of the day too. Not everyone has the power nor passion to try and and move a billion dollar corporation to care for people over profit.

>If you find you have become boreful, there's a good chance you may be experiencing burnout or depression,

I haven't has a full time job in over 18 months, so I hope I'm not burnt out.

>Nothing is boring but for the person who perceives it that way.

That's like saying nothing is ugly except for what people think is ugly. Boredom is personal and shaped by each person's experience, so I don't think framing it as a person for not trying hard enough is going to go too far in practice (nor is it productive to judge people based on how they prioritize their lives). Of course some things will be boring to one person and a life passion for another.We don't have enough time nor energy to try and find appreciation for every object and concept on Earth.

[insamniac]

you should be a production line manager.

[philipov]

Is this why I love Factorio so much?

[auahzbxkfkx]

I’ve got some mulch in my yard that needs counting.

[majkinetor]

Everything in this comment is gold.

[tasuki]

> Things aren't boring, people are.

What a strange thing to say! Aren't people also kind of... things? Shouldn't they be at least as interesting as things?

[johnnyanmac]

You gotta go into R&D if you want to focus on the fun stuff without the annoying plumbing. But such positions require an entirely different pipeline from getting a SWE position out of college.