I know the feeling; I've had some great jobs and some bad jobs in my career (albeit "only" 10 years as a professional). The most fun ones were energizing and ar

I know the feeling; I've had some great jobs and some bad jobs in my career (albeit "only" 10 years as a professional). The most fun ones were energizing and are (to be honest) the things I seek out when looking for a new opportunity. The #1 thing that I ask when I look at a new job now is "Will I have fun?" #2 is "Is this good for me?" I'm still chasing after 2 different feelings: 1. Working with a couple of colleagues to finish an integration, finishing it, then booking a last-minute tee time to go play golf in celebration. It was a rewarding moment. 2. Getting together with teammates every couple of days for "Halo-thirty," where we'd break, get together in the afternoons for some halo3 in our teamroom, goof off for a bit, then get back to work. That team was remarkably-fun to be in and around. I've actually found it a bit liberating now that I know what i'm looking for. In certain contexts at work I speak my mind more freely, decline or accept certain assignments, etc, and Nothing Bad Has Happened (yet).