I'm A Computer Technician And I Make As Much As A Security Guard

It's not how much you make. It's how you spend what you make........

Here's your problem, kid...
I put out a job post and got almost 50 applications.
Easy for me to find 5 qualified and then offer low salaries.
You have to specialize. Otherwise you are one of thousands.

Think about all the expert Asian and Indian guys who work for nothing. You are at the bottom of the supply demand food chain.

Start your own business, repair and build computers for old people so they can chat with their kids. Niche market that's the key and being your own boss, you just have to learn to be a people person. Selling yourself is the key to success in anything, just be attractive friendly and personable and you will be successful in anything.

The core of almost all the complaints on this thread?

They all boil down to one factor...




Microsoft Windows



The disease you all bought into ...


like fucking lemmings.

I own both Mac and Windows7. I prefer Windows.....

85% of the corporate world is windows. that's where the money is.....

Been on this industry all my life. Gotta keep changing to get the $$. CISSP, PMP, whatever cert is the hot ticket

Lol Japan. We LOVE windows. Yes I'm typing on a Mac. If not for Windows we wouldn't have a job

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It will get worse for you when you find open age discrimination starting in your 30s for IT work. Google it if you don't believe me.

I'm Cisco certified yet in south Florida you are lucky to get $15 an hour for it.

i have always wanted to be a cult leader, but never felt i had the charisma.

start making Apps man! A passive income is what you want more than anything in this world. Making money while you sleep is way better than a job.

I have a buddy who started making apps like trackers that are installed on the phones of kids so that the parents could follow everything the kids do, from gps tracking, to reading the texts. All in hidden files so the kids don't even know they are there. Good money to be made from paranoid parents about what there kids are doing when not in sight.

Specialize in something that interests you in your field and the money will flow.

This world is getting farther away from "JOBS" type mentality every day!

Dont you guys like fix debt caused by the inviroment ?

Like eh dont die out like it shows ?

No not robin hood just enter.

Just to add to my last post.

I would pay big bucks for an app or a program that can do comparative biometric analysis between photos or videos.

Meaning...you take two pictures of people and the program tells you how much of a match they are. Say between ear biometrics, eyes, movements, full face shots ect.

Just a tip for you.

They hang long here if you only have debt which is the only problem besides start something else then a flag cuntrow.

start an identity theft ring using the employer database.

holy smokes.......we're doomed

Well a banks are for money so that you do not have a room full of money at home.

But even Dubai(means i need farmers bye dggh) is wrong.

And when banks do everything then ... Oh one brick flat with one sand glass window ... In the inviroment its not a city sais nos.

Guy, you're an IT nerd. What do you expect?? The schools are pumping you guys out faster than an inner city teen mom pumps out future gang members for the crips.

Around here aa basic IT tech makes about 15-18 an hour. Security guard makes around 9-13 an hour. Not sure how that equates to them making more unless they are armed.

what planet you live?

This. It is an over saturated skill set. Just as it was before you chose that field OP, there should be no surprises here.

^^^^ THIS

I worked for nearly 10 years as a Lotus Notes Developer, and NEVER did I make less than $50 - $60 AN HOUR.

Programming, web development, contracting. Thats where it is. However, you DO have to (typically) live in a metropolitan area like Silicon Valley.

I now work as a database content provider @ 30K per year, but do professional side jobs for $60 an hour. The money is still there if you know where to look. Sure everyone has a computer. But: the more people that have computer things, the more they will need people like us to program, network, or develop apps for them.

i'm living on welfare in my mom's basement playing wow all day long and i don't give a damn about no industry, life's good. Peace out, suckers!

Wow you must be pretty shitty then dude.

Comp techs are poorly paid in many areas. Though some can pay well. My advice? Become a hacker and go BlackHat. Flame away at will.

Yup. After all they are also guarding the equipment you need to work with to make a living.



Nobody needs you when we can google how to do it and then do it ourselves.

I quit programming in c#/C/C+/C++ a few years ago and got back into wrenching on cars. In the middle of a 4.2l engine in a ford truck install, and no matter how dirty, bloody, agitated I get, it's still less stressful than dealing with the IT crap.

Turned my PC into a gamer now, no work programs on it, and couldn't be happier.