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Comment by legalcorrection

3 years ago

This is the curse of doing software for a living. When I worked as a dev, I also started to dislike computers. I would come home and not want to even touch my personal machine. Now I'm out of the software industry, and tinkering with my computers is one of my favorite things again. When I was working in software, getting a call from a family member for computer help was a nightmare. Now, I look forward to helping my parents set up a new machine or install some smart home device.

Had a similar experience. Switched to a different field just so I could program as a hobby. Turns out programming skills can be helpful in the most unexpected ways. I've had the opportunity to optimize business processes, for example.