Fighting fire is no reason to be sad of if you are in control. I recently quit because I was fighting too many fires, was underpaid and was not in control of th

Fighting fire is no reason to be sad of if you are in control. I recently quit because I was fighting too many fires, was underpaid and was not in control of things. I'm not sure about your pay structure, but if you are a CTO you definitely have power to change things. I think you should do that. If computing is what you love there is no better place than to be a CTO. You may review code, even write some modules and dictate how things should be done. And you should do it so that the system is stable with less fire. If you are not capable of doing so, you should hire someone who is capable of doing just that. Email me if you want to talk privately.