I think it's important to define fulfilment in the job. Don't try to get fulfilled by only the impact / outcome of the job. For example my fulfilment relies on

I think it's important to define fulfilment in the job. Don't try to get fulfilled by only the impact / outcome of the job. For example my fulfilment relies on the fulfilment of the needs of the family material, emotional and prosperity. To make that happen i choose a job that i will love the best and help me fulfil my needs. Does this work ? Yes it does. Surely does. I did CS diploma, post diploma, engineering, overall 8 years of academics. After that i am working in the IT industry for past 16 years. I never regretted my job. Before marriage, i was supporting my parents, friends with what i earned. After marriage i also started supporting spouse, kids, in-laws. And they all are supporting me as well. At job i do things for my peers, my product manager, my manager. They in-turn support me. Technically we created solutions that last time by design, that make people / customers happy. But none of this stem from how much money our product made, or how much impact we created inside the product. We sure created impact in and around the product. Not just the product but the people who used it / built it. Always work for your goals or goals of someone (a person) not a product. Work for a vision, yours or someone else's and do it sincerely. I always loved what i did, not because it was easy ot we made money, but because it made someone happy.