[JERRY2KONE]

Good for you young man. It is nice to hear this kind of info about an individual private type of PC business. I hope things go well for you as long as you like working there. It sounds like this will be a very good experience in the IT tech world for you, and who knows where it may launch you to next. I am not an IT techy, but if I were I would try to learn every facet of the business and divercify my skills so that I could do anything and everything in the computer business.

I have a close friend who started out in the IT field in the mid 90's when the computer business was really just getting started. He taught himself through video training programs, and on line Microsoft/DOS/Lenix ceritfication courses and reached a level that put him above a lot of his peers and competitors. He began working through a temp agency, and wound up being hired after one year by the same company. After 15-20 years in the business he now works for a company in Charlotte, NC that administrates a very large % (60-80%) of business and account controls for all of the major banks in the USA.

He started at about $20 an hour and is now earning approx $80K-$100K per year, and is the number one PC guy in his company. He alway tells me how amazed he is at how many complete idiots work in this field because they are just too dammed lazy to learn and improve their skill level. Knowedge is power. The good thing about driving yourself and becoming the best that you can be in any buisness is that even if you were to lose your job for whatever reason it would be fairly easy to find another one because of your reputation and experience. Work hard while you are young and reap the benefits when you are older. I retired at the age of 38 from the US Navy and receive $20K a year for doing absolutely nothing for the rest of my life. So now work is not an absolute neccesity for my survival. Work hard, but also work smart with your eye always on where you want to be when you retire.