Ask HN: What do you struggle with?
Getting excited about my career.<p>I keep getting in a loop where I feel like I can&#x27;t grow and the challenges aren&#x27;t there, so my work performance starts to slacken, which in turn is used to justify giving me the same tasks again. Eventually I burn out and get a new job, which I&#x27;m excited about for about a year, before it becomes clear that what was promised me in terms of opportunity and advancement isn&#x27;t going materialize any time soon. Then I start to slack again. I do average work and remain in the same spot. Someone else gets the promotion I thought I was going to, I get more bitter, and try even less. Then the loop repeats.<p>Some of this is cultural, but a lot of it is me. I really struggle to maintain motivation and it shows. Especially when someone junior to me (in terms of experience overall, though usually at the company longer) who hates managing gets promoted to leading the team. At that point, I kind of check out.<p>As a result I never establish myself enough to be in the position to actually get promoted, and just seem to cycle every 2 years.