Why does work have to be fulfilling? It doesn't. Having it be fulfilling is just meaning we ascribe to it. There's other things that are generally more associ

Why does work have to be fulfilling? It doesn't. Having it be fulfilling is just meaning we ascribe to it. There's other things that are generally more associated with "being fulfilling" (e.g. having a family, volunteering at a charity, organizing a meetup to help mentor new software engineers). Those are worth trying out if you're looking for fulfillment. I'm more of a service oriented person too, I did a career shift into management and now starting a job as a Solutions Engineer (similar titled jobs are Solutions Architect, sometimes Sales Engineer, sometimes Customer Success Engineer). Gig is basically going to be directly helping customers solve their problems for a B2B company. That career path might be worth looking into too for you!