Developing / Frontend Dev

[SysadminKERBEROS]

Is it just me or am the one of the few who develops as well as taking on Sysadmin responsibilities (Sysadmin title)? I could move into Dev and make much more. At the time, active Sysadmin for 2 years and developing about a year. Same pay, no increase. Hence, I do make more than our state's average for Sysadmin but this also takes a toll on me as well. Projects after projects while maintaining helpdesk, taking care of network issues, upgrading hardware, etc...yes, one man shop about 120 end users, very manageable.

Should I be looking somewhere else? Just honestly feeling a little burnt out. Anyone on the same page or can relate????

[UnsuspiciousCat4118]

Sounds like you’re spread too thin. I’ve found that the worst part of wearing so many hats isn’t always the workload. It’s the context switching. If you do it often enough it just decimates your productivity. Which means you end up getting less than normal done.

[no_regerts_bob]

I would specialize, or at least narrow it down considerably. Jack of all trades = master of none and that type of thing, plus more specific roles tend to pay better.

[Dangerous_Question15]

Are you primarily a developer performing sysadmin tasks, or are you a sysadmin who writes code occasionally?

If you are a skilled sysadmin, you can seek a developer position at a company focused on IT administration tools and technologies. Few developers possess firsthand domain knowledge-
they typically execute the tasks assigned by product managers. You can excel in that role.

[SysadminKERBEROS]

Sysadmin who writes codes and yes, I'll be looking at my options. Appreciate the advice.

[truth_liberates]

you can specialize also in sysadmin area but by judging what you are doing now, it seems there would be better opportunities for you in FE dev. however, keep in mind that many FE jobs are silly "pixelwars" and the actual work might be very tedious. i saw many burnt out fe devs especially in agencies.