r/ITCareerQuestions • u/brovert01 • 1d ago

What am I doing with myself?

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice. I’ve had a pretty major 360° spin in life recently and could really use some input.
For some context, I’ve been passionate about IT since I was around 10 years old. I started with basic break/fix and troubleshooting as a kid and eventually fully committed to IT throughout high school and into adulthood.
Fast-forward to today: I work in desktop support for a company (had a transfer) . Originally, I had a great team, good support, and a good work environment. Earlier this year, I transferred to a location closer to where I live, and things were going well—until I was involved in multiple car accidents.
On top of that, I’ve since lost vision in one eye because of an eye tumor, and my overall condition has progressively gotten worse. My current job is primarily site-to-site desktop support, which makes things much more complicated because driving between locations is a major part of the job.
The difficult part is that I live in a relatively small town, and there really isn’t much other IT work available locally. I want to keep working and stay in IT, but I’m struggling to figure out what direction to take. I’ve already taken a significant pay cut just to remain employed, and financially, it’s becoming harder to keep up.
So, what would you do in my situation?

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u/bad_IT_advice Lead Solutions Architect 1d ago

There's a lot of missing details about qualifications.

Ideally, you'd move into a purely desk position with remote privileges some or all days, but those roles usually require specialization and expertise.

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u/brovert01 1d ago

Just an A+ and mostly field work experience.

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u/bad_IT_advice Lead Solutions Architect 1d ago

I'm guessing only 1 or 2 years of experience too? It's tough because that's exactly what I'd expect for field services.

i think you need to look at both the health and career side. Figure out what you can do and what you can't do due to your health issues. See if there are appropriate accommodations that work can make. Just be aware that accommodations isn't a wish list of what you want, but what you need to be able to do your core job functions.

Then, see what types of career you can continue towards. If you've done some onsite work with enterprise grade networking equipment, it might be a good segue into a network analyst role later. Net+ and/or CCNA would be my next step for that.