alt Hacker News> Your goals are set by others; information and resources are provided by others. The programmer rarely controls his working conditions, sometimes not even his objectives. In management terms, "one's authority is not commensurate with his responsibility."
This is the real reason hackers start start ups.
Relevant:
Self-Determination Theory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-determination_theory
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation by Edward Deci - https://thorprojects.com/2020/05/04/book-review-why-we-do-wh...
Over-Justification Effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overjustification_effect
Companies by emphasizing only on "extrinsic motivation" without understanding what drives a person, effectively kill "intrinsic motivation" and hence transform what was once enjoyable into a detestable chore.