You should not feel trapped. Programming, more than most sectors, grants you the liberty to choose your next job very freely, and to ease your mind about quitti

You should not feel trapped. Programming, more than most sectors, grants you the liberty to choose your next job very freely, and to ease your mind about quitting your previous job. Because: if you are good, people will fight to work with you. So be good. Then, if you dislike your job, just stash some money and quit. Your savings will easily carry you for the few months you might need to find a really interesting job. * * * To sum up: - You "love programming", so you should enjoy doing it for a living, as long as the project is interesting - There are lots of interesting projects out there - Regardless of whether the project is interesting, you will be well-paid So my advice is: be well-paid for a while, and if you are not interested in the project, just quit. There is plenty of other fish in the sea.