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Hello all, I came across this article while actually searching to see if others had felt the same way about their IT careers. I was actually surprised that so many did.... i myself have been in IT for almost 25 years, and i am frankly bored and tired of it! Too much stress, too much change and all too fast! Its not like the old days of IT i say... Hehehe.. I read a post here where a person suggested a Myers & Briggs test, i did it and it was pretty dam accurate to the way i feel, my score was ESFJ.

I am not sure what I would like to do though? I live in Montreal, Canada, i am not perfectly bilingual, so my opportunities are reduced by 90% All public sector/customer facing jobs require perfect bilingualism, reading and writing. I mean i would even love to work at a retail store like best buy or The Source as most people that work in these stores have very little or no experiences or insight into electronics but i do. But i cannot as my French is not good enough...and the pay is not enough to keep my family going. Although to help reduce stress i created a hobby music site with music i like that is hard to find now, its also work i love to do. TheLoungeSound.ca i figure maybe for retirement i can do that full time and actually do some live DJing.

I do like to interact with people and enjoy helping people out regardless of what it might be, whether repairing PC, giving someone a lift or DJing a party for free. I like music, parties(who does not), organizing events and keeping people happy...

My past job experiences are Security Systems(CCTV, alarms, card access), some office management, and lots of IT work Linux sys admins and windows sys admins, 1st & 3 rd level support. I am so tired of it now... to an almost depressed state of mind. The pay is good, but i hate the thought of going to work in the morning now.

The last job i had and current one, i was hired to move a company from one location to another for the technical stuff, Network setup, phone setup, alarms, camera, card access... these duties ended up merging into(for lack of qualified people at either company) organizing the contractors or finding contractors, buying the office equipment and pretty much running the whole show of the office move. It was very enjoyable, i also found myself being relied upon for other office duties as well ordering office supplies, making sure the cleaning crews were doing their job, organizing company events, etc... However after the moves were complete and all is working as it should with respect to IT related stuff and alarms cameras and the rest, i found myself back doing IT only stuff, with a few office duties thrown in and became bored once again. Does this mean i like "office management"? I do have a tendency to be organized and acute.
Being 48 and getting on in years i found my self wanting to do less physical work, like i cannot go back into installing alarms and security equipment, but i can organize its purchasing and installation, i can also organize lots of other office tasks and or even more company moves...

Sorry for rambling on but i needed to vent...

If anyone has any suggestions please feel free to help me decide what i should go for...

Thanks and to all, and have a great day!