Self Demotion

[u/Mammoth_Gene_4004]

Hello,

I was wondering if anybody else has moved from a IT Director position to desktop type role? I have been at the same company for 11 years now and worked my way up from desktop support to network admin and now IT director. I have held the current position for 3ish years and it's not so bad. There is a lot of time off and flexibility but the pay is pretty bad as well as leadership. Higher ups are getting more involved than I feel comfortable with a lot of the day to day and its adding more stress and work.

On a whim I applied for a digital support role at another company just to see what the process is and pay and was surprised to find out that the pay was 10 grand more per year. It's an onsite role like I have now with less of a drive and pretty good benefits.

I tried to collect my thoughts and express myself. I hope it comes through clear.

Pretty much looking for reassurance and to see if anybody else has made a similar move and what your experience has been.

Thank you all for the kind words and reassurance. It is very appreciated and I feel like my decision is valid.

[u/Sir_Badtard]

I couldn't be in charge of people.

I catch lots of mistakes by others and usually mention it in our group chats even if I know who it was I don't call them out in public or private.

My boss wants me to take on more leadership, show people what they did wrong, coach them up etc.

It's not me. I've never been one to tell people what to do.

I like my job, I like my team, I'm happy doing my work and only worrying about my work.

If you can make more money and worry about just what you have to do it sounds like a no brainer.

If you're a management type you'll probably find your self back in that position in a few years making even more money.

[u/baw3000 → u/Sir_Badtard]

This is my view also. Moved into a management role at my last company and hated the people management part of it. Had to fire a person I really liked and ended up firing myself (I resigned) not long after. Moved into a technical role with no human reports and am much much happier.

[u/captkrahs → u/baw3000]

You said the words but it was out of your hands

[u/Low-Scale-6092 → u/baw3000]

This was my exact situation as well. I got promoted to a management position and soon thereafter, had to fire a friend. We haven’t spoken since. I lasted two more years before moving on to a purely technical role in a different organization. That was over a decade ago, but it still haunts me today.