I am / was getting paid as a programmer, but now I've settled down for a 8h/week admin job for a small (but mission critical) network. And somehow I must say, I don't miss either the deadlines nor the endless bugs from programming, and it is quite good for my studies to have a job that dosen't absorb me and that I can leave with closing the door behind me - something my programming projects never made possible.

Of course, I still have projects, but they are now smaller and circle more around modifying existing software and integrating different software than creating new software... I think that I've always been one of the admin mind, but I still enjoy programming - just not the time pressure and long projects ...

After my diploma, I hope to find a half-day admin job so I can maybe get my doctorate financed as well :-)

In reply to (Corion: Admin work hours) (kudra: why be a masochist?) by Corion
in thread My experience learning Perl by meonkeys

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