What r/sysadmin keeps coming back to
Complaints raised here by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
326 recurring problems · 1420 threads read · read since September 2026 · Reddit
Raised more than once here
Most people first.
- 114Should I pay for appliance repair or fix it myself?“It's out of warranty, so I'm leaning towards replacing it, but I'd like to hear from people who've seen 02000 before.”
- 98How to stop letting accounting stress ruin my life?“That's where I'm at mentally just want to know if anyone else has done the same?”
- 77How 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.”
- 76HubSpot is down and timing out right now“Unable to access our cloud instance.”
- 62How 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!”
- 50Are professional certifications actually worth the money for a promotion?“I feel stuck, need advice on certifications”
- 46How 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.”
- 44How to deal with all the low effort AI content online“9/20 posts on front page for me is about AI.”
- 43How 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.”
- 43Why 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.”
- 42Why 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.”
- 37How to stop doing everything at once as property manager“I need more AI credits because I use (insert LLM name here) for my job, and it is critical, I use it for powerpoint presentations and to keep track of client lists and without access to it I cannot do my job”
- 35Why do employers ghost you after a job interview?“I am just wondering what I did so wrong by asking these questions?”
- 33Doing 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.”
- 33Should customer support live inside our CRM?“Would SharePoint + Power Apps + Power Automate be a good approach for this, or would you recommend Dataverse instead?”
- 32Will AI replace software developers and tech jobs?“Now, I don't see this eliminating sysadmins or network folks completely, but I can see how it would realistically reduce a team of 20-30 people to just 5 or 6 a few years down the line.”
- 31How 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.”
- 29Vendor 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.”
- 28How to go back to school while working full time with a family“Now between working 40-50 hours a week and having two kids whom are in sports and having hobbies and everything else idk that I have the time”
- 27How to balance a corporate career with having kids“one thing that became clear to me today is that the amount of stuff that we need to learn in this field never ends.”
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