Quote Originally Posted by tony
No problem at all, I'm a service technician with Bellsouth which used to be just telecommunications but now we're doing high speed internet, IPTV which is basically television service over the phone line and PC Support. The best part is that from 8am-5pm I pretty much run my own schedule with my own truck with everything provided by the company. No supervisor standing over me and as long as I get the work done I have the freedom to do whatever.

I was originally going to school for Information Technology but where I am is right where I want to be. I started at 19 and base pay was $30k I'm now at top pay which is easily $60k up to $80k plus depending on how much overtime you want.

The only gripe I have about the job is it is a union job so I don't get much time to take vacations like I want. I'd really like to travel to other countries and have the freedom to truly make my own schedule which is why I want to pursue entrepreneurship.

I hope this helps, coming in I had no qualifications and didn't know jack sh*t about phone lines or tools but now I've been with the company 6 years and I'm one of the top techs. School is great with some but I learn by personal experience and life lessons which is hard at times but it has its rewards.
I thank you for your information, and at the same time I hate you for it. LOL jk. It's people's experiences like these that make me rethink college. For example, my best friend's brother was a high school drop out. I believe he was in 10th grade when he dropped. Of course that was many years ago, but anyways, he dropped out in 10th grade from high school, and is now making over $100k a year. $100k?! High school drop out? He's a loan officer and is making VERY good money and didn't even need high school. College sucks