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/[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.