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I had an interesting opportunity come up at work. I'm a systems analyst...also known as a peon or code monkey in the trade. I make a decent living for my area. I spend 90% of my time on documentation/support work and 10% doing coding/unit testing...which is what I really love.

The opportunity was presented to me to become a DBA (database administrator). I have to go through a year of training before I can be considered for the position, and another three years of training if I'm accepted into the training program, then a rigorous interview/testing process, then I can become a junior DBA.

The position pays 2-3 times what I'm making now and is much more interesting (50/50 split between real work and documentation). But it's going to take a few years to get there...I'm about to jump in and give it a try.

I know...not a huge change.