No ideal,no future

Last night I had dinner with two friends,actually they are my ex-manager and new partner.
All of us are working in IT industry also in software but three different roles.So I think it is very interesting.

With the more competitive software marketing comes,IT is no more shinning than maybe 5~6 years ago,so same as we met before,we began complaining everything we hated in daily work in turn.

My ex-manager said " there are too much projects with low profit.Why" ,"maybe the cycle is too long and with time increases ,the cost is added eventually".

New partner said " it's very difficult to recruit experienced developer now because the time is not right,most resumes are from high school student."About my new partner ,he is a .Net MVP and has dedicated to do one thing for more than four years.My ex-manager & I both admire him very much,especially his perseverance.

Now it's my turn ,I compalin there's no challenge in daily work so I feel a little idle.
Qucikly they think I am happier than them .But in fact I don't think so.Sometimes we complain work is so busy,sometimes we complain work is so boring.We are all seek the balance point.A kind of work
that is rich but not too busy that could enhance you competitive ability and make you enjoy life also pay you a satisfied salary.Ok.after complain,we turn to our topic,we began to discuss our draft plan in terms of an existed system.We have no clear next step but we don't give up.We ask what can make us do better.The asnswer is ideal.Yes it is.
Ideal is a very important  thing,no ideal,no future.How big the ideal is ,how far you can go.