Why you should NOT choose DevOps as a career.
DevOps engineering is not for everyone.
While there are many benefits to being a DevOps engineer, there are also many downsides. In my point of view, every benefit can become a disadvantage. It depends on what kind of person you are.
In this article, I will cover the reasons why some people should not choose DevOps as a career.
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Here are some reasons you might regret choosing DevOps as your career.
Lack of Standardization
There is no industry standard for DevOps (actually, it exists, but only a few people know about it). The concept of what a DevOps engineer should do is unclear in many companies.
It means that, as a DevOps engineer, your responsibilities will vary across the different companies. For example, James, who works for 404 Found Inc., is responsible only for the CI/CD pipeline automation. However, the DevOps engineers who work for Syntax Terror Ltd. are also responsible for the cybersecurity. And I heard that DevOps engineers who work for Bug & Play Solutions handle server provisioning and configuration, performing tasks similar to those of traditional system administrators.
