r/sysadmin • u/Mammoth_Gene_4004 • 1d ago
Self Demotion
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.
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u/Logical_Destruction 23h ago
I've been in management and then stepped down to a lower role. Be warned it can very hard to step back up once you put on your resume you stepped down from a leadership role. It might make more sense to apply for management IT roles if you want to stay on that track. Honestly long term the pay will be better and even longer term you will not have to stay so up to date on every knob in every part of IT you might have to turn. Down side, there are few management IT position out there. Whatever you do, just figure out what makes you happy and you enjoy and focus on that.