Next week will be the 30th anniversary of starting my first job, aged 17, and have never had a day's unemployment, all of it spent in IT. As things stand right now, the following Friday I'm sacking it off, giving 12 weeks notice and figuring out what to do next. No dependents, no debts, I just don't need the crap that goes with the job anymore. Over the past few months we've gone from 6 people doing my role to just me and a contractor (who is ring fenced to a specific project) - pretty much all contractors have been sacked off so I'm just sweeping up all the crap based on who shouts loudest. I'm happy to work hard and put the extra hours in, but I'm starting to dread the next email / messenger pop-up because all too often it's a last gasp desperate request for me to drop all the other last gasp desperate requests to pick up the latest crisis that's hit the fan through mis-management and bad planning.
It comes to something when the 3 best things about going to work are, 1) Somewhere nice to go for a run, 2) showers on site, 3) a nice real ale pub.

IT is complete bullshit these days, run by bean counters who know the price of everything and the value of nothing, and marketing drones who think everything is new and shiny, when in reality everything is just the same shit we've always had given a new name. I pity anyone who thinks IT a good career anymore.

Time to become a full-time athlete!