I used to think like this, but after getting a wife and kids, there’s just no way a corporate job can be continually rewarding like you describe. Everything is

I used to think like this, but after getting a wife and kids, there’s just no way a corporate job can be continually rewarding like you describe. Everything is always mired in unpleasant bullshit and emotionally detaching like the above poster suggests is the most pragmatic way to handle work. I’ve lost all desire of proving myself and working on interesting problems, because at the end of the day, I’d just rather spend time with my family and do fun personal projects. Work is work and it will be never live up to an idealized concept that you have in your head.