u/Afraid_Gap2784

Why has this issue occurred suddenly and what could be the cause of it ? The doctor has also told her not to take stress as it might cause her heart rate to go too up.

I’m a 2025 graduate currently working in one of the WITCH companies as a Linux Administrator for a Cisco project/client. My role is actually L2 support, not L1, and I’ll be handling Linux/Unix servers, incidents, escalations, troubleshooting, etc.

The thing is, I took this job because I was unemployed for 6+ months after graduation and honestly got desperate. I didn’t want to sit idle anymore, so I accepted it.

Now that I’ve joined, I’m getting really confused about my future path.

I don’t think I want to stay in support roles long term. The thought of doing pure support for years is kind of bothering me mentally. At the same time, I know the experience is still valuable and I should probably learn as much as possible from it.

Academically I’m pretty decent and I can study seriously if I decide on a direction. My DSA is already decent, so one option is:

- grind Java + DSA properly,

- try switching into backend/SDE roles after some time.

The other option is:

- continue leveraging my Linux experience,

- learn Cloud + DevOps + automation,

- move toward DevOps/SRE/Cloud Engineer roles.

But I keep hearing mixed opinions. Some people say DevOps/cloud is difficult for freshers unless you already have strong experience, while others say Linux admin experience is actually a good starting point.

So now I’m stuck between:

1. Java + DSA + backend development

2. Cloud/DevOps/SRE path

I’d really appreciate advice from people who started in support/infrastructure roles and managed to transition into better technical roles later.

What would you do in my situation?

I’m a 2025 graduate currently working in one of the WITCH companies as a Linux Administrator for a Cisco project/client. My role is actually L2 support, not L1, and I’ll be handling Linux/Unix servers, incidents, escalations, troubleshooting, etc.

The thing is, I took this job because I was unemployed for 6+ months after graduation and honestly got desperate. I didn’t want to sit idle anymore, so I accepted it.

Now that I’ve joined, I’m getting really confused about my future path.

I don’t think I want to stay in support roles long term. The thought of doing pure support for years is kind of bothering me mentally. At the same time, I know the experience is still valuable and I should probably learn as much as possible from it.

Academically I’m pretty decent and I can study seriously if I decide on a direction. My DSA is already decent, so one option is:

- grind Java + DSA properly,

- try switching into backend/SDE roles after some time.

The other option is:

- continue leveraging my Linux experience,

- learn Cloud + DevOps + automation,

- move toward DevOps/SRE/Cloud Engineer roles.

But I keep hearing mixed opinions. Some people say DevOps/cloud is difficult for freshers unless you already have strong experience, while others say Linux admin experience is actually a good starting point.

So now I’m stuck between:

1. Java + DSA + backend development

2. Cloud/DevOps/SRE path

I’d really appreciate advice from people who started in support/infrastructure roles and managed to transition into better technical roles later.

What would you do in my situation?

I’m a 2025 graduate currently working in one of the WITCH companies as a Linux Administrator for a Cisco project/client. My role is actually L2 support, not L1, and I’ll be handling Linux/Unix servers, incidents, escalations, troubleshooting, etc.

The thing is, I took this job because I was unemployed for 6+ months after graduation and honestly got desperate. I didn’t want to sit idle anymore, so I accepted it.

Now that I’ve joined, I’m getting really confused about my future path.

I don’t think I want to stay in support roles long term. The thought of doing pure support for years is kind of bothering me mentally. At the same time, I know the experience is still valuable and I should probably learn as much as possible from it.

Academically I’m pretty decent and I can study seriously if I decide on a direction. My DSA is already decent, so one option is:

- grind Java + DSA properly,

- try switching into backend/SDE roles after some time.

The other option is:

- continue leveraging my Linux experience,

- learn Cloud + DevOps + automation,

- move toward DevOps/SRE/Cloud Engineer roles.

But I keep hearing mixed opinions. Some people say DevOps/cloud is difficult for freshers unless you already have strong experience, while others say Linux admin experience is actually a good starting point.

So now I’m stuck between:

1. Java + DSA + backend development

2. Cloud/DevOps/SRE path

I’d really appreciate advice from people who started in support/infrastructure roles and managed to transition into better technical roles later.

What would you do in my situation?