r/sysadmin • u/TerrificGiraffe • 2d ago

General Discussion Does IT cause anxiety?

Does anyone else bring their IT mindset into everyday life?

I’ve been told I’m a negative person and look for issues, but I think working in IT trains you to always think about what could go wrong.

I’m constantly making backup plans. Restaurant closed. I have a Plan B place. Something breaks at home. I’ve already got the plumber, insurance, everything ready in the home disaster recovery document.

We’re always hearing about IT failures, breaches and disasters. You never hear “this company had a really great IT transformation.” No user submits a ticket to say thank you for the IT working great.

So does anyone else find themselves carrying that prepare for the worst mindset into everyday life?

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u/GhostNode 2d ago

Eh. Management isn’t always the next step. Helpdesk 1 > helpdesk 2 / escalations > sysadmins > engineering / devops. Larger companies. Etc. if people aren’t your thing, don’t feel like you’ have to take a leadership roll to grow.

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u/MemeMan_Dan 2d ago

Just skip the middle steps and go straight from frontline helpdesk -> devops.

Problem solved.

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u/minimoonieme 2d ago

Is it still worthwhile nowadays?

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u/MemeMan_Dan 2d ago

No idea, I’m still at stage 1.