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Originally Posted by JD159
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However, as fairly well off old welder told me once, "Programming is the **** man, that's where the money is."
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I was at the top of my field, Computer Science degree, Communicatiins Systems Programmer/networking guru until I retired at 48. Easiest, funnest way to make a living I could ever imagine....doing what I wanted while essentially playing with the most sophisticated computers, networking gear...always leading edge.....loved it
. Then I got tired of corporate bs....so when my dept was outsourced in '08, I opted to retire rather than continue on with HP. That said, if I hadn't been "gifted" in IT, Math, etc. I would seriously consider doing the trade route....good $, but make no mistake, they earn it the hard way...not sitting on their azz driving a keyboard
. College isn't for everyone...lots of ways to skin a dawg....