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The original was posted on /r/sysadmin by /u/bexhilliac on 2024-01-24 00:01:23+00:00.
Been in IT since 2000. Started in desktop support, moved into Server Team and basically been in infrastructure ever since but never made the move to management.
Worked overseas for a year during that time and in the last 2 years have changed jobs three times thinking my loathing for IT was because of the company.
Turns out I just loathe IT and therefore I am seriously thinking of changing careers. The constant learning and adapting to the changes in the industry is driving me slowly insane.
I’m seriously thinking of becoming a train driver. Barring the 55 weeks of training at relatively lower pay, once fully trained I would earn base pay that is slightly lower than I am on now but with the chance of doing lots of shift work which would increase the salary massively.
Thoughts?
Has anyone else got so sick of their job so much they’ve switched to a completely different career?
How did that go for you?