This is too real. This weekend is when I finally start looking for a new job. Corporate life just fucking sucks. Work is "easy" but it's just not rewarding. The before/after OP described is kind of on point. But add in the fact that I just don't give a fuck about this company anymore. There's nothing I work on that contributes to the betterment of society. Equivalent of pushing paper at this point.
Going to get a good fucking rest (10 hours of full sleep). Run in the morning. Then grind out applications and hitting up connections.
I'd argue that most dev jobs contribute nothing to society. The ones that do unfortunately don't pay well. I went into teaching for now and while it pays less, it's also tremendously fulfilling and the most human I've felt at a job. Tech work is soulless to me. Corporate environments are sterile fake bubbles of ego, profit and exploitation. It's not the real world but it pays well. If money weren't an issue I'd be a teacher for the rest of my life.
Going to get a good fucking rest (10 hours of full sleep). Run in the morning. Then grind out applications and hitting up connections.