Ask HN: How was your move into a BA/RE or agile position from dev?

Is there someone here with a strong dev background who switched into a role as Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer, Agile Coach or Scrum Master?

I seem to be getting more and more frustrated with programming & implementing software. The growing move towards devops doesn't make any happier. When in the past I could focus on what I thought I like (programming), now I am unable to stay clear of operations (which I hate).

By having some sneaky job interviews, I got offered great opportunities switching into any of those roles, without making less money (surprsingly!).

Is there anyone here who took the jump in that direction? How was it? Was it the right choice?

Writing the user-stories instead of implementing them?

Helping teams succeed instead of being a programmer in a team?