Comment by hgs3 | Hacker News Reader

Comment by hgs3 | Hacker News Reader

> I get work is first and foremost an exchange of labour for money, and not supposed to be fun. But aren't there more options I missed so far?

I felt the exact same way. The truth is most jobs are CRUD or CRUD-like. Not just in tech, but in most professions. How many doctors see the exact same cases day in and day out? How many lawyers fill out routine legal forms? The truth is most professionals are not doing anything challenging or ground breaking and they are well overqualified. If you want fulfillment from your work then I recommend you start your own small business because it will challenge you in more ways than software engineering alone will. Either that or do what most of the population does and have 2.5 kids and a house with a white picket fence. It might come off as cliché, but life is what you make of it.

Life is what you make of it as long as it's 2.5 kids and boring work or starting a small business that has a 90% chance of failure.

> or starting a small business that has a 90% chance of failure.

Better a challenge than living in corporate drudgery.

It’s ultimately up to the individual. OP can always quit mainstream society and join a monastery. I know someone who did just that.

I love how the options you're presenting keep getting worse.

Monastary

Jumping off a bridge

Life of drudgery

business that has slim chance of success

> I love how the options you're presenting keep getting worse.

Every option has its pro’s and con’s. A corporate job brings security, but drudgery. Starting your own business brings challenge, but a high chance of failure. Joining a monastery means you’re free of mainstream societies problems, but you’re also missing the benefits.

If there was a perfect option then we’d all be pursuing it and there would be no reason to have this discussion.

Slavery has security and good excercise benefits with the trade off of being owned.

It's not perfect but it's an option!

in today's world there are ways to make the drudgery a bit less soul-crushing. work from home, flexible working time or 80% arrangements, gig economy.. I would say its actually getting much better for the average drone.

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