The tech/programmer job market tightened up over the last few years, and remote jobs got more scarce as companies required their employees to return to the offi

The tech/programmer job market tightened up over the last few years, and remote jobs got more scarce as companies required their employees to return to the office. Lots of people want to work remotely or from home. Finding any remote job presents challenges. You probably know that. "Stress" and "boring" don't describe attributes of a job. They describe how a person interprets and reacts to a job. What I find interesting and not stressful may cause someone else to experience stress and boredom. Some jobs and managers impose lots of demands, or create less than ideal work environments, and those conditions may cause more people to experience stress, but the stress still comes from the people reacting to the job that way, not as an inherent property of the job. You might try freelancing. You can choose your customers, set your own pace, and probably won't have to work on-site. Freelancing can cause frustration and stress too, but in general you have more control over the situation than you would as an employee.