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IT or not IT. That is my question..
LockedI am currently an IT Manager with the company I work for and have been with them for over 10 years. I began sweeping the floors making extra cash to put me through school and have worked my way up the ladder. The company has supported me by paying for some of my tuition fees and gave me paid time off so that I can study for my exams. The president of the company has sheltered me from the other sides of the business where others wanted me to pursue a career outside of my core ability in IT. Being so young and new in IT he insisted that I keep training and learning new things to help the business. With my A+ and MCP I?ve learned tons of stuff in the business and have championed the implementation of our ERP software. I?ve become a jack of all in IT.
Right down to wiring and designing our infrastructure to migrating our Exchange servers.Just recently the president was promoted outside of the current operations and someone had taken his place. To make a long story short, there was re-organization.
I was made a Team Manager and IT manager. I now manage a small business unit that consists of an Industrial Designer, 2 Project managers and 2 CAD operators. My team is responsible for over half of the company’s Sales. When I heard about the re-alignment I wasn?t very thrilled about it, but I thought that if that?s where the company needs me that?s where I must go. I?ve been doing this for over a year now and have found myself feeling out of touch of the ever so fast pace of Information Technology. I understand like most small to mid sized companies, they can?t support a full time IT person on staff and we need to be able to multi-task.My question is, do I stay in IT or do I stick with what I?m doing?
Should I leave the company to pursue other avenues in the IT field or do I stay loyal and change me profession knowing that it?s not what drives me, although it feeds my family and pays the bills?