>I've quoted this before, but this is the exact place to repeat it: "Some people were wise twice: when they chose their occupation and their spouse. The rest of us must be wise all the time." (Duško Radović)

Smart man. I don't think I necessarily hate my occupation, but I think I hate pointless labor. I've never married, so I guess I can chalk that one up as a tie.

>I've concluded long ago that I was wise twice. Thus, I can't really understand you - I like what I do, and the only time when my work is getting my pressure up is when I get unreasonable requests, constraints, or other problems which I can't solve by just doing my job. I.e. when it gets into petty politics, boss's caprice, users who were bitten by their previous software vendors' incompetence (almost wrote malpractice) and such.

It is mostly about the people, isn't it. Good or bad. The work just is what it is for the most part, though having something worthwhile would make it better.

>Most of the times in the last 20 years (i.e. since I make a living out of programming) going to work was a pleasure. I even caught myself singing while pedaling my bike in the morning. Nowadays, it doesn't make sense to use the bicycle to go from bed to desk :).

Maybe rollerskates?

>I've done my share of menial work - having built a house and fixed another, and having served my one year as a conscript - and most of it isn't bad either. It can be bad when your work is not appreciated, when you're treated like an idiot, when your work is obviously pointless. But even then it can be fun, depending on your coworkers.

Yeah, I think I need to work on whole attitude thing. I've been bemoaning my lot in life, but in reality I have a lot to enjoy. More than many.