When is it time to move?
At my previous job I was stressed out. So much so that it physically affected me. I had panic attacks. Work never seemed to be off my mind. After 5 and on the weekends I could never relax because I would not be able to stop thinking about work. Man was I high strung! Oddly enough I was only realy stressed outside of the office as I was supremely confident with supporting their systems.
This is one reason I moved to my current employer. The user base was 1/4 the size of my old one. The Suport ratio at my old firm was 120/1 and at my new office is it 70/1. My old office had 14 servers that I maintained and my new office only has 5. And best of all my new employer matched my salary. So asside from having to be a “Personnal Task Monkey” 😉 from time to time I am better off for making a move.
Anyway things are better for me now. So why did I post? I am very curious about how common this kind of stress is in our industry.
Has anyone else ever suffered the anxiety symptoms I mentioned above? Is this common or do I need a shrink? Is this a dark little secret that no one ever talks about?