I've had a very weird career to say the least, having started out from the bottom and climbed my way up, jacked it all in for a few years and then started from the bottom and climbed my way up again.

This is my third IT job in three years, each a stepping stone toward the other. I now find myself in the industry vertical I want to be in (ISP space), with the company I want to work for, doing the job I want to do, with an opportunity stretching ahead of me into infinity to play with the toys and tools I want to play with.

My humble opinion is that you can approach your career in two ways. a) A flat out race for the top or b) a succession of interesting adventures where you can balance your enjoyment of your work and your environment with the rewards the come from working hard and doing what you're asked to.

Transitions are never easy, but then anything easy is never worth doing. If you ever find yourself in a position where your new job is worse than your old one, then own up to the fact that it was a mistake and move on.

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