In my case, my job isn&#x27;t a drain -- it&#x27;s useful, good work, not evil, good coworkers, fat paycheck, good hours, lots of flexibility.  From a practical standpoint, I&#x27;m willing to wager that most people don&#x27;t find fulfillment in their day job, and my job puts me in a pretty good place to find fulfillment outside of work.<p>On the other hand, at the moment I&#x27;m still young enough to start a second career -- it wouldn&#x27;t be completely crazy for me to go back to school, learn a completely new skill set, grind up through the ranks, and try to have an impact in some other field.<p>On the gripping hand, I&#x27;m not so young as to be in an impatient rush about everything.  I don&#x27;t need to completely upset my entire life just yet.  So I&#x27;m carefully researching alternate careers to decide if I&#x27;d actually find them fulfilling and have an aptitude for them (it&#x27;d be a shame to spend ten years and realize I&#x27;m not fulfilled by my second career either).  And I&#x27;m trying to expand myself a little bit more outside my day job, so that my happiness doesn&#x27;t rest on a one-legged stool.