Yeah, I used to love programming, thought I'd like doing it for work, but most of the time it drained my soul. One reason was that quality was never a priority in the professional world. Another reason was that I was working on crap software that would not reach outside the company, and didn't accomplish anything good. Another reason was the crazy deadlines that were usually being pushed.
Eventually, I unsubscribed my way out, and now I'm 5000+ commits into a project I love working on, even if it doesn't bring in any money. I get recognition from other software developers, I enjoy dogfooding it, and it's actually contributing positive outcomes to my life.
