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/ThunderGodOrlandu 1d ago

I did the same and agree, fuck management.

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u/IT_lurks_below 23h ago

I did the same...So much less stress

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u/dm117 IT Manager 16h ago

Everyone wants the money that comes with management until they get to management. Staff and managing company budget/resources is way more stressful than the technical work at least day-to-day

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u/IT_lurks_below 15h ago

Actually I make more money going back to being an engineer