Subtitled: If you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong.  

For a while now I have been questioning my role and responsibilities and wants in my role as a programmer. I've had some experiences with peers and management, which were unpleasant at the time, which quite frankly made it easy to feel defeated and made it hard to find the passion.

We are currently hiring here @ Ireckon. Looking for someone to fit into the programming team here. Interested? Check out the ad @ eatyourowndogfood.com.au. Reading through covering letters and resumes and marking the test (yes you have to sit a test!) makes you start to make comparisons with (currently) fictional people.

Many of the questions I have been asking myself since my unpleasant experiences revolve mostly about HOW we do things, WHY we do things the way we do and DO we need to change these ways. Answering these questions is a multi-person thing, and there are different answers and different paths but no clear WHEN due to many constraints.

Then I found God. Okay sorry, didn't mean to offend, I didn't find God. I found the dead sea scrolls. This article is fan-bloody-tastic and just sums up exactly how I feel about what I do. It has made me realise that it is OKAY to feel the way I do about what I do. And that I don't do it badly, for Google we are not.

It gave me a light bulb moment (as apposed to my headdesk moments). Those that have had such a problem with what and how things are done around here are looking for the google stuff, which really makes me ask are they being professional? I came to terms with who I am individually early on in life. I think i've finally just had my epiphanous moment as a professional programmer.

I want to make the software my customers want. I like to do boring and tedious when it makes things easier for those who know what they want. I get a buzz out of it, and hey thats okay too.

Thanks Alex, I feel pretty super right about now.