I'm facing a situation similar to yours: consulting space, working for a big-4 in Canada but WFH from South America, was just let go of a project.
While I think people need some sense of purpose for their jobs, it doesn't need to be a higher thing as long as work/life balance 'hygiene factors' stay in check. I think that was disrupted for a lot of us during the pandemic. For example, I'd offset my anal-retentive boss with socializing in the office or taking long walks, or if at home I'd do some reading, working out, etc.
It didn't help for me that everything seems so over-engineered nowadays, especially in the frontend space, so with all of that plus stuff life throws at you, eventually I just stopped caring about work.
Taking some time off helps, but if those feelings are still there, have a Plan B.
I did and now I can stay out of the industry for a while, hopefully coming back fresh-minded as I still like programming.
I really think programmers of the past had a blast when scratching their own itches, either solo or in close-knit teams, then turning ideas into entirely new product categories.
This is not what I signed up for.
While I think people need some sense of purpose for their jobs, it doesn't need to be a higher thing as long as work/life balance 'hygiene factors' stay in check. I think that was disrupted for a lot of us during the pandemic. For example, I'd offset my anal-retentive boss with socializing in the office or taking long walks, or if at home I'd do some reading, working out, etc.
It didn't help for me that everything seems so over-engineered nowadays, especially in the frontend space, so with all of that plus stuff life throws at you, eventually I just stopped caring about work.
Taking some time off helps, but if those feelings are still there, have a Plan B. I did and now I can stay out of the industry for a while, hopefully coming back fresh-minded as I still like programming.
I really think programmers of the past had a blast when scratching their own itches, either solo or in close-knit teams, then turning ideas into entirely new product categories. This is not what I signed up for.