So I've been working as a programmer

For a while now, and I must say it's killing whatever passion I had for the art. It's a nice job, and it's not like I dislike doing it, don't get me wrong, but everything I code seems really trivial and non-important now. I'm too familiar with the language I work with. There are no surprises, no ambitions, there is no real joy.

Don't ever get a job, /prog/.

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This works best if you're supposed to wait for assignments, rather than ask for assignments.
So it never works at all? Enjoy your lack of promotions.