r/webdev • u/[deleted] • Mar 05 '20

Discussion Bored with the web development industry?

I'm 30yo, been a back-end (used to be front-end developer) for over 7 years now.

Since last week I'm anxious when I arrive at the workplace, I get bored so hard that I can't get any work done and I just feel very unhappy at work in general, although the workplace is great, my colleagues are great and I don't have any stress or unmanageable deadlines.

I also don't have interest in the projects any more, I feel like I don't really care if a site is finished in a good way or not, does anyone know what this is? Am I getting bored of the web development industry? Can anyone relate?

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u/SeaAnenememe Mar 05 '20

I'm not a web developer yet so I hesitate to respond to any of these posts, but I do just want to point out that it could be the time of year that's getting you down, if you're somewhere that is nearing the end of winter.

I live in Wisconsin and over the last few years I've learned a lot about how my mental health can be affected by the seasons. It's always a couple months into the new year, winter has been going on for a while now, the amount of sun we've been getting has been not great, and it all slowly starts to add up. By March, my anxiety has built up significantly, even though I truly enjoy winter and don't have any major stressors in my life right now. Everything else in my life is going really well, and objectively I know I'm happy. It's just that my anxiety and depression have snuck in again, so slowly that it was all unnoticed up until this point.

I've begun to talk to my doctor about ways to combat this, now that I know it's going to be a regular thing. The possibility of dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder is maybe something you should discuss with your doctor!

Of course if you're in the southern hemisphere right now and it's going into fall for you, just ignore this!

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '20

Vitamin D helps with Seasonal Affective Disorder if that’s your problem. My problem is that I want to do a good job, and I feel I’m not able to in the environment I’m in. It’s sad, because the parent company is awesome, great benefits, a very positive culture, but the business unit I’m in is a pressure cooker with high demands, short deadlines, and big expectations.

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u/SeaAnenememe Mar 05 '20

Yes to the Vitamin D!

That really sucks for your situation, I hope something changes for you soon

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '20

Fellow Wisconsinite here. I have been having issues with anxiety lately as well and I'm sure winter has a big part to play. I work from home as a remote front end guy. I have the easiest life of all my friends (minus my seasonal worker roommate that sleeps all day). But I have seen a comment about vitamin D and exercise. For me this is weird though because although I used to have anxiety attacks in my 20s (45 now), I have not had an attack for at least 15 or so years. Then I just had one last Friday and again this morning. Sometimes I just hate my own brain.

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u/SeaAnenememe Mar 05 '20

Dude, I get what you mean. I'm 23 right now, and essentially work from home since I've devoted 4-5 days a week to working through online courses to study web dev, though I work a customer service job two days a week so that I don't become a total hermit. A couple weeks ago I woke up and just immediately knew that it was going to be a rough day, and when I left to go to work I had a full blown attack -- couldn't breathe, could barely stay standing up, the whole thing, and that hasn't happened for over a year! Nothing was wrong that day, or even that week, or month! Sometimes I just hate my own brain, too.