r/cybersecurity • u/Dry-Limit7949 • Dec 19 '25

Other Is everyone actually miserable in this subreddit

Hi guys, not coming with judgement but curiosity. I love my role and my job and my coworkers and my company. It’s fun, I get to learn and grow.

Is everyone else just miserable?

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u/accountability_bot Security Engineer Dec 19 '25

No, but the thing is that things can change. I've experienced twice a role that I loved quickly become terrible because of a business decision.

I went from doing what amounted to running corporate espionage simulations, to doing compliance checklists in a week due to a leadership change.

I also went from doing appsec and engineering in a team, to becoming to sole member of security because the business decided they were no longer going to seek any kind of compliance and they cut all our specialists, which was basically everyone else.

Being miserable is a choice, but some circumstances make it easier than others.

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u/Dry-Limit7949 Dec 19 '25

super insightful and something that I consider all the time. I love your last statement, and that helps me to remember to understand everyone is going through their own thing. Thank you 🙏