I’ve been working as a ssr cloud sysadmin for about a year and a month at my current company as a remote contractor. I make around $2.5k USD/month before taxes and deductions. In my country, that’s roughly 4x the minimum wage, so financially it’s a very good job.
The problem is that this job is slowly killing my motivation. There are barely any projects assigned to me. During daily standups, I mostly just try to survive by saying something because I don’t really have anything to report.
Everyone on my team is busy with their own work, so asking for mentorship or guidance isn’t really an option either.
Because I’m a contractor outside the US, I have very limited access to systems and very few opportunities to contribute. Even when I want to help, I’m restricted by permissions. Honestly, I don’t even know why I haven’t been let go yet. I just feel empty and useless.
Next month I’m planning to visit my family in Spain, and it made me wonder if I should start looking for a job there instead, even if the salary is only around the Spanish minimum wage.
Context: 25-year-old male. Currently working as an SSR Cloud SysAdmin with about 4 to 5 years of IT experience overall, including Systems Administration, Cloud, Server Administration, IT Support, and IT Specialist roles.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? Would you prioritize career growth over a comfortable salary?
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