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You have to do what's best for yourself and your situation.
I was a systems administrator for a decade or so and I reached a turning point... I had a bad experience, was burning out, and I had the opportunity to take a new sysadmin gig at a credit union, or take a step down to a support role, that paid more, with less responsibility, and had IPO shares...
My kid was getting ready for college, so option 1 positioned me well if I needed to load up student loans. Option 2 maybe made it so we wouldn't need student loans.
I went with option 2. Less stress, less responsibility, more pay, paid for kids college in cash, now through a series of IPOs and acquisitions, I'm working for a VERY large tech company.
Does "not being an engineer" look right for you? Quite possibly.