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man I second this notion. IT can suck the life out of you in some jobs, other jobs are simply joyous, and one situation can turn into another just by the luck of some random hire who now sits above you in the pecking order.

For folks who want to "tune out" for a bit, getting a non IT job can do it, but we do get used to the pay and I know each time for me, the paycut is "noticeable" to say the least. For me, getting/being a roomie helped loads with the money.

Software is beautiful and dancing with complexity ranks amongst some of my favorite experiences, its the people, man, especially the bosses, I've had both treasured mentors and terrible monsters and it seems to be completely random and ever changing. Its never killed my affection for the art of computer programming tho, everytime I've taken time off from IT, I've started my own programming project or two, and pretend I'm more talented than I am, because honestly computers to me are like the greatest toy ever!

I wish everyone the best of luck!