Is it Fun?

That's what the Apple guy asked me after I told him what I did for a living. I hemmed and hawed and gave him an indirect answer, saying that's not creatively fulfilling for me, it's not rocket science, etc.

But if truth be told, No, it's not fun. I guess that's in the subtext. It's really mind-numbing, soul-destroying waste of my life. I can't believe I've been at this cubicle nearly 10 years. And it's not meaningful work either.

I don't need it to be fun, but I do need it to be meaningful -- complex, autonomous, rewards tied to effort. That will make me content and happy.