careerJob Transition
#RI-69d35ae1·4 months ago·
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“Switch to DevOps/SRE or focus on Backend”
What Actually Happened
Switching to DevOps/SRE might hurt salary in short term, but has better growth potential
What I wish I knew
"More about long-term job security in both tracks"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Research both tracks thoroughly before making a decision"
Regret Index
5/10
Significant downsides.
Complicated feelings about the outcome.
Complicated feelings about the outcome.
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career Category
2,635
career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.6/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
17%
of career decisions land in the mixed band the same as this one.
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