What r/sysadmin keeps coming back to
Complaints raised here by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
132 recurring problems · 432 threads read · read since September 2026 · Reddit
Raised more than once here
Most people first.
- 53HubSpot is down and timing out right now“Unable to access our cloud instance.”
- 33How to handle unexpected software subscription price hikes and slow support“Their pricing has gone up consistently over the past several years while, at the same time, they've been pushing their customers to their cloud service. I think I was paying about $600 annually in the beginning but over the last several years, they've been quoting me over $2K annually. Recently, I received an auto-renewal email... it is now $3,000!”
- 31How to get an entry level job with no experience“looking at the extremely challenging helpdesk market in my area, I want to volunteer as an admin or helpdesk to get some experience.”
- 25How to find a cheaper CRM when HubSpot gets too expensive“I‘ve just started a new job. Very happy overall and I need to make a decision.”
- 25Why do IT jobs require impossible skill sets?“I am panicking about the job situation. I lost my job and feel like I am going to be unable to bounce back.”
- 25Why do I feel so overwhelmed after starting a new job?“Tomorrow, I kick off my new job in New York City, and honestly, I’m feeling pretty nervous.”
- 23How to deal with uncooperative coworkers who don't do their work“Its truly amazing how computer illiterate people can be this day and age and still somehow secure employment.”
- 22Doing higher-level work without a pay raise“Until then, I was expected to continue performing both roles with no temporary title adjustment or compensation change.”
- 21Vendor tech support takes months to respond to tickets“I have a ticket open with them for months, for something that should basically be a "yes/no" from them.”
- 20How do I stop stressing about the CFE accounting exam?“I've followed the entire syllabus for the first exam, but I'd like to hear from someone who's taken it what the typical questions are and the difficulty level.”
- 18Should customer support live inside our CRM?“Would SharePoint + Power Apps + Power Automate be a good approach for this, or would you recommend Dataverse instead?”
- 17Why can't I find a job after being laid off at 50+“I could see the writing on the wall and have been applying for six months. Haven't even received a bite other than AI requests. No one wants a 56 year old IT guy I guess.”
- 16Why do employers ghost you after a job interview?“I am just wondering what I did so wrong by asking these questions?”
- 13Why are equipment service bills so expensive for minor fixes?“They were not happy to get the bill it was something like 2-3k.”
- 13Why do Microsoft software updates and account errors break everything?“Users this morning all have login prompts to access mapped drives/folder redirections.”
- 13Are professional certifications actually worth the money for a promotion?“I feel stuck, need advice on certifications”
- 12Why do I feel like a fake in my new management role?“i was genuinely lost. I like didn't know where to start and lowkey got overwhelmed”
- 11Why can't employees ever use the self service portal?“Folks that follow the process already may use it. Habitual offenders won't even read the email you send once it's up and running.”
- 11How to deal with toxic leadership during company layoffs“I've been working as IT support for under 5 years - and I'm burnt out.”
- 11How to keep hostnames and IPs when migrating domain controllers“Migrating DCs from 2016 to 2022 while keeping the same hostnames and IPs”
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