At my job? Nope. And I'm totally okay with that. I've worked on interesting technical problems in the past, and I've worked at companies with a huge social impact. I'm pretty have those behind me. Those things will eat me alive every time.
It's not that I don't care about my current job or that I don't do it well. It just doesn't involve anything even remotely interesting technically or socially. I work for a company that makes money. That's it. And I'm quite happy with that. I show up in the morning, do my job, and go home.
I don't have a wife or a family, but I do have me to take care of. And after years of neglecting myself physically and mentally, I'm taking the time to get some balance in my life. Get some exercise, spend more time with relatives and friends, more time with my girlfriend, and develop some of my own pet projects (both technical and musical) that I've been putting off for a long time.
You don't need an excuse to have a boring job that leaves you with extra time on your hands. It doesn't have to be because of a wife or husband or kids or a sick parent or anything. Taking care of yourself is a good enough reason to pull over into a slower lane or enjoy the one you're in now.
Most people are not really doing anything that interesting in the technology world. Many people who think they are doing interesting things are just hyped. The vast majority of the world's problems that can be solved by tech, have been solved. The only thing that's left is to implement them, and that's not super exciting a lot of the time.
If you feel the need to do more, you're going to find that need best met on your own or with a small group of friends working on projects. Most likely not at work.
It's not that I don't care about my current job or that I don't do it well. It just doesn't involve anything even remotely interesting technically or socially. I work for a company that makes money. That's it. And I'm quite happy with that. I show up in the morning, do my job, and go home.
I don't have a wife or a family, but I do have me to take care of. And after years of neglecting myself physically and mentally, I'm taking the time to get some balance in my life. Get some exercise, spend more time with relatives and friends, more time with my girlfriend, and develop some of my own pet projects (both technical and musical) that I've been putting off for a long time.
You don't need an excuse to have a boring job that leaves you with extra time on your hands. It doesn't have to be because of a wife or husband or kids or a sick parent or anything. Taking care of yourself is a good enough reason to pull over into a slower lane or enjoy the one you're in now.
Most people are not really doing anything that interesting in the technology world. Many people who think they are doing interesting things are just hyped. The vast majority of the world's problems that can be solved by tech, have been solved. The only thing that's left is to implement them, and that's not super exciting a lot of the time.
If you feel the need to do more, you're going to find that need best met on your own or with a small group of friends working on projects. Most likely not at work.