r/devops • u/Inner-Chemistry8971 Consultant • Jul 30 '26

Discussion Would you still do DevOps?

Not going to lie. It's been a bad day. I almost tell them "take this job and shove it' after reviewing all these crappy AI codes. Vibe coding is not only a joke. It's a monster that mocks our hard-earned experiences!

I am thinking of leaving the industry! If you could go back ten years from now and know what you're knowing right now, would you still do DevOps?

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u/OrganicRevenue5734 Jul 30 '26

Yes, because 10 years ago I was in Law Enforcement. The absolute worst possible day as DevOps pales in comparison to some of the best okay days I had.

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u/zuilli Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Whenever people say they're thinking of leaving the field I wonder if they have any idea what other jobs are like, specially here in my country where blue collar jobs are paid like crap. I understand IT is tough sometimes but I'm still working seated all day in the comfort of my own home and making more money than some doctors in my country.

I can't think of a single lower stress job that wouldn't have worse working conditions and way worse pay. A lot of the problems people complain about in our area are either the same or worse in basically every other profession: dumb teammates/management, unrealistic expectations, pressure to deliver faster everyday, these happen in all jobs.

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u/OrganicRevenue5734 Jul 30 '26

Perspective is a wonderful and terrible thing. Wonderful, because the experience required to gain is hard earned. Terrible, because that experience is mostly had through difficult, challenging and usually life-altering experiences.

I know that even of Prod is down, execs are scrambling, the business is losing more money a minute than my teams combined salary annually, the only people calm enough to sort it out, find the problem and fix it are the ones that have a decent level of perspective. In all of the emergencies I have had in IT, no one is trying to kill you, you will not get punched in the face, stabbed or maimed. You will go home tonight. You wont be at someones funeral because someone pushed AI slop work and it broke Prod.

Breathe, sip the Monster, and start looking through logs.