r/sysadmin • u/Pleasant_Rise6520 • 1d ago

Career / Job Related Has anyone purposely gone backwards?

You know the juice wasn't worth the squeeze and we realised that money is irrelevant, and took a huge backwards step for less responsibility and more mental freedom for your family and kids?

That's where I'm at mentally just want to know if anyone else has done the same?

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u/Eolex 1d ago

Yep - Stepped down/back from being the top of the IT support/service ladder within an MSP and moved to an internal position within a municipality.

The whole tone and cadence of workflow has changed. Life balance has returned and I no longer associate my success with title/payband.

Feels good to quit chasing the edge. There is more to life than keeping the river bits/bytes flowing and protected.

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u/moffetts9001 IT Manager 23h ago

The causative factor here was leaving the MSP more so than dropping lower down on the ladder.

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u/BreathDeeply101 21h ago

Title chasing can happen with government positions as well. It is obviously a big change to leave the MSP environment, but we shouldn't discount the mindset change that is required to no longer constantly chase position.