> going back to my roots and passion for programming. You have a passion for programming, good to hear, that's a good foundation to build on. > I'll say what

> going back to my roots and passion for programming. You have a passion for programming, good to hear, that's a good foundation to build on. > I'll say what it feels like is going on is this: when I sit down in front of a computer alone to do work, I experience a level of anxiety that is intolerable and makes it impossible to work productively > One of the most solid things I've noticed these past two years (and looking back at my last job) is when I have someone with me, I can work fine. At my last job when my coworkers were sitting RIGHT next to me, I was fine. But if I have to work alone, then that's when I lose the ability to work Sounds like maybe you should seek jobs like Site Reliability Engineer or SysAdmin. Basically someone tasked with putting out fires, or ensuring they don't occur in the first place. And make sure the job is as part of a team, working with people in meatspace not remotely. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=sre%20site%20reliablity%20engineer&sort=byDate&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...