The feeling you're experiencing is due to working in an industry you don't believe in just for the returns (whatever those returns may be). Making money off of

The feeling you're experiencing is due to working in an industry you don't believe in just for the returns (whatever those returns may be). Making money off of something you don't believe in, rarely feels good. I've felt the same way working in finance until I learned there are ways to benefit retail investors and not just hedge funds through my work. I've felt the same way when I was doing freelance server management for minecraft servers, until I started looking at it through the lense of an entertainment-enabler rather than someone leeching off of the very lucrative environment. Find purpose in the work you're doing, other than money or fame.