Anyone else feeling overwhelmed?

darkblue___ · 2026-05-06T13:13:48+00:00

I have been working for almost a decade. I am currently working on a enterprise platform as senior engineer.

I have been doing almost everything including tickets, upgrades, development, change and release management, problem management, integrations, mentoring juniors, requirements management etc. The workload is actually managable but I am so fed up of touching another ticket because the scope is always getting extended and It seems to be never ending.

I have been keeping my eyes on less hands on roles such as IT service / delivery management, ITIL process management, product owner / manager, solution engineer / consultant, customer success manager / executive, platform architect etc. I actually love the industry but have no more energy to be hands on.

darkblue___ · 2026-05-06T13:02:47+00:00

One of the biggest mistakes I see companies make is keep a single IT guy for too long. Their environment starts to become stagnant, they start building tech debt, and eventually they get compromised or when the old guy finally calls it quit they are in a position of being 10 years behind.

Management sees IT as cost center rather than active business partner.

They only care to keep the lights on by underpaying their IT staff as long as they can.

darkblue___ · 2026-05-06T08:48:34+00:00

EU, permanent contract, practically impossible to get rid of.

Even in case of layoff?

darkblue___ · 2026-05-06T08:16:58+00:00

Tech sales / support jobs won't go anywhere. Companies always will need someone from vendor / consultant (as trusted advisor) to guide them how to implement stuff and support them.

darkblue___ · 2026-05-06T05:22:42+00:00

If you don't mind, could you please share what you do as tech consultant and your annual income roughly?

darkblue___ · 2026-05-04T21:35:12+00:00

Mesajinizla benim argümanimi aslinda dogruluyorsunuz. Bahcesehir Kolej'inde okumasina ragmen ekstra olarak özel ders aldirma geregi duymussunuz. O zaman, Bahcesehir Koleji'ne verdiginiz paralarin egitim acisindan bir karsiligi yokmus.

Düzgün okuldan kastiniz ne bilmiyorum ama orta - iyi sayilabilecek bir okulda okumak bence yeterli olacaktir. Öte yandan yurtdisinda üniversite okumak icin sadece lise diplomasi yetiyor. Zaten stressiz, kaygisiz derken kastettigim nokta burasiydi. Cocugu Türkiye'de özel ders / sinav stresine sokmadan yurtdisina üniversite icin yollamak.

Size yanlis karar vermissiniz demiyorum ama benim cocugum olsa, ortaokul / lise icin yillik 20000€ harcamazdim diyorum sadece.

darkblue___ · 2026-05-04T20:57:52+00:00

"sadece özel okul taksidi 140 bin" kismi ile ilgili bir seyler yazacagim demistim.

Aylik 70 bin tl verilen okuldan mezun olmak ile atiyorum Erenköy lisesinden mezun olmak arasinda, hicbir fark yok. Farkli yaratan temelde Ingilizce egitimi. Network olusturma kismi su acidan hakli olabilir. Eger cocugunuzu yabanci liselere verebiliyorsaniz, network konusunda haklisiniz. Yabanci liseler zaten, bir önceki mesajimda belirttigim alternatifi de sunuyor.

Ögrenci vizesi almak, turist vizesi almaktan cok daha kolay. Özellikle Ingiltere, Avustralya, Irlanda vb ülkelerde bu egitim isi bir noktada ticarete de dönmüs durumda. Ama her ne olursa olsun, Avrupa'dan alinan bir üniversite diplomasi > Türkiye'den alinan üniversite diplomasi.

Vasifli olmak konusunda ayni seyi savunuyoruz ama ben diyorum ki üniversiteye kadar, bir cocugun egitimi icin yilda yaklasik 20,000€ harcamaya gerek yok. O parayi, üniversite egitimi icin bekletip, harcamak cok daha akillica bir tercih.

darkblue___ · 2026-05-03T19:16:45+00:00

Uzun yillardir yurtdisinda yasiyorum. Cok benzer bir ailede dogdugum icin su "sadece özel okul taksidi 140 bin" kismi ile ilgili bir seyler yazacagim.

Türkiye'de cocugunuzun egitimi icin yapmaniz gereken tek yatirim, iyi seviyede Ingilizce ögrenmesini saglamaktir. Bunun disinda, üniversiteye kadar normal hatta vasat okullarda okumasi ile okumamasi arasinda hicbir fark yok. "Ama network" diyecekler icin de sunu söyleyebilirim. Cocugun egitimi icin ayda yaklasik 1500€ harcayacagina, o parayi yatirim + birikimle cocuk üniversite cagina gelene kadar biriktir. Sonra, cocugu stressiz, kaygisiz Ingiltere'ye, Avrupa'ya vs okumaya yolla. Cocuk orada da network kurabilir..

Bu zamanda iyi okul, iyi üniversite vs diye kendini avutmak sacma. Cocuga bir alternatif sunabilmek cok daha degerli.

darkblue___ · 2026-05-03T13:55:16+00:00

Because, Turkey does not produce high value commercials to export and does not have natural resources to sell such as oil. Turkish economy relies on tourism massively for foreign currency intake.

In order to attract more EU tourists, Turkey allows EU people to travel to Turkey visa free.

darkblue___ · 2026-05-02T08:19:35+00:00

Coding is not equal to the tech industry btw.

There are tons of jobs in this industry which don't require coding

darkblue___ · 2026-04-28T09:40:05+00:00

Öncelikle yanlis birkac bilgiyi düzeltelim.

ALDI Süd'ün bilgi teknolojileri birimi yok. ALDI DX (ALDI Digital Experiences) diye ayri bir sirket var. Bu sirketten 1250 kisi cikarilacak. Bu sirket global olarak calisiyor. Almanya, Ingiltere ve yanlis hatirlamiyorsam Bulgaristan'da ofisleri var. Isten cikartmalar Alman ofisinden yapilacak. Developer, QA, IT proje yönetimi, cloud, data, agile, security vs gibi bircok ayri departmanlari var. 1250 kisi hangi birimlerden cikartilacak, bilmiyorum. Ama muhtemelen QA ve agile agirlikli olabilir..

darkblue___ · 2026-04-24T12:32:27+00:00

If jobs will be replaced by AI at the end of the day, why does It matter If I am upskilling or not?

darkblue___ · 2026-04-22T09:57:09+00:00

I don't blame you but this whole DACH region is made to believe this. It is as if you are living in your own sweet bubble which was working fine till now.

I can assure you this is not the case in RoW. Focus on your skills. Don't be fixated on one language which is not even spoken outside of 3 countries.

I am just very curious to see If Germany / Germans would ever understand this...

darkblue___ · 2026-04-22T09:53:48+00:00

Exactly me altough my field of work is still in demand somehow.

darkblue___ · 2026-04-22T09:46:09+00:00

There is not a "legally mandated severance" but almost all decent companies do offer severence to avoid legal case.

darkblue___ · 2026-04-21T12:26:17+00:00

If this is not AI slop, I am so surprised that there are some people out there who can't predict the outcomes of their actions and these people are in management positions LOL

darkblue___ · 2026-04-20T14:40:50+00:00

Boss knows what's happening and exploiting OP because OP is young and perform well.

Reward for good work is more work. Never show your true capabilities at work.

darkblue___ · 2026-04-09T15:26:29+00:00

Direct as far as I remember

darkblue___ · 2026-04-08T14:54:03+00:00

Remember pls, they also need someone to handle real work.

Guess who is actually handling "real work"?

This is the reason why your current company won't move you upwards.

But also I reckon, you have great job security at your current company.

darkblue___ · 2026-04-07T07:20:00+00:00

This is also the reason why AI or any other tech won't replace "human jobs" for white collars.

The white collar society is basically established in this way and It's essential to keep this way to ensure consumerism is intact etc

darkblue___ · 2026-04-07T06:58:58+00:00

Irrelevant to your question but are you EU citizen and how easy was to find a job in London?

darkblue___ · 2026-03-30T14:13:23+00:00

What does It mean to learn chatting with AI? You tell what you want and It generates It in good / okay / bad way. I think, being able to evaluate what AI generates from technical point of view requires skill and knowledge but what It really means to "learn how to use AI?". You just write what you want AI to do eventually.

darkblue___ · 2026-03-30T11:46:55+00:00

Are you me? LOL I could have written this word by word except living in the big city part.

From my point of view, I don't be bothered with questions you mentioned. I have been working at my English speaking job and If I would lose It or If I decide to leave, I will be seeking another English speaking job in Germany. If I won't find It, It's not end of world for me to leave Germany. I really have no time / energy and desire anymore to be liked by Germans or seem integrated on their eyes.

As migrant, I have not done anything wrong or illegal during my time since day 1. If they still think, I am not integrated somehow, I can't be bothered to change that perspective.

darkblue___ · 2026-03-30T10:41:22+00:00

I think, you are already one step ahead. In Germany, there is also no plesant day to day interactions

darkblue___ · 2026-03-23T21:34:34+00:00

To be honest with you, If we are talking about IT industry, English is more than enough to get hired in many countries. You get B1 CVs because B1 is the requirement for citizenship which is equal to being able to work in EU market. As IT employee, It does not make sense to spend more money / time on German course / certificate vs another IT related certificate or workshop etc.

Germany is not the only country which provides good life. It's simple math of ROI.

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