Good Q. :) I think its normal. "Office Space" should be compulsory viewing if you haven't already seen it. ;) Many things that are fun, become not fun when you have to do them for a living , with pressure, deadlines, workplace politics. Its by no means limited to software. Plenty of musicians , who you'd think have a dream job, loathe it as a job while loving it as a hobby. Another one is teaching, meant to be the number 1 most satisfying activity so should be number 1 job, but lots of BS gets in the way. Software pays enough that its considered a first-world problem to be unhappy at work, and people think we all make big bucks, so, you'll get a sympathetic response on HN, but perhaps be careful mentioning such thoughts to anyone working a minimum wage job.
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Good Q. :) I think its normal. "Office Space" should be compulsory viewing if you haven't already seen it. ;) Many things that are fun, become not fun when you have to do them for a living , with pressure, deadlines, workplace politics. Its by no means limited to software. Plenty of musicians , who you'd think have a dream job, loathe it as a job while loving it as a hobby. Another one is teaching, meant to be the number 1 most satisfying activity so should be number 1 job, but lots of BS gets in the way. Software pays enough that its considered a first-world problem to be unhappy at work, and people think we all make big bucks, so, you'll get a sympathetic response on HN, but perhaps be careful mentioning such thoughts to anyone working a minimum wage job.