I was chatting with a woman a few weeks ago who works as a project manager in IT/software for a large financial services company. I'm sure she is quite well paid. She told me she doesn't have a background in programming or anything technical at all. Looks like she spends a lot of time making PowerPoint presentations.
I agree with Lizard's fantastic post. Not much to add to that. Often it's the how you are doing something rather than what you are doing that matters more. For the time being, see if you can focus on the details of what you are doing instead of getting sucked into a mental stream of thinking about how much you hate it. That's actially a form of resistance to the reality of your current situation. I would guess there must be something enjoyable which drew you towards it originally. Try and pay attention to that. Don't make your job title into your identity. That doesn't preclude looking for something else and taking action towards it.
I agree with Lizard's fantastic post. Not much to add to that. Often it's the how you are doing something rather than what you are doing that matters more. For the time being, see if you can focus on the details of what you are doing instead of getting sucked into a mental stream of thinking about how much you hate it. That's actially a form of resistance to the reality of your current situation. I would guess there must be something enjoyable which drew you towards it originally. Try and pay attention to that. Don't make your job title into your identity. That doesn't preclude looking for something else and taking action towards it.
If only you knew how bad things really are.