[heresy]

Probably best career decision I ever made, was in 1999, 1 year into my career, to switch from system administration to programming as my focus.

[blueben]

Because?

[heresy]

(Sorry, I missed this reply).

For me, it was the best decision, as I enjoy programming much more than sysadmin work. I get my kicks out of creating new things.

Valuable experience though.