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Being a computer tech is not the glamorous job ITT makes it out to be. I'd rather drive a truck, and act like that stupid truck driver you make us out to be. :wink:
BTW....my current boss wanted me to repair his system...up untill I told him $75 per hour, min. of 2 hours. He actually thought I would do it for free.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
There are alot of computer-related jobs that pay big $$$$$. What you are describing is computer tech-repair. My brother works as a database administrator for Progressive Insurance. I'm not really up on computers, but I do know that he works with systems called Oracle and Sybase. Originally Posted by Cluggy619
I know many reasons for wanting to leave the computer industry. Before I got into driving, I was also a computer tech.--more on the hardware side. And let me tell you this. You don't have to know much to repair computers. The basic 10-14 parts make up your system, most are now integrated into the motherboard. Any single part go wrong, just replace it. No more board level repair...And it hasn't been there for a while. And as you go into Best Buy, Frys Electronics, or any computer shop, the tech they have make around 8-10 per hour. They don't make the 35-75 per hour that everybody thinks they do. And the only time I made that was on house calls. I have had my own shop from May 1996 to Nov. 1999, and closed it down due to the flood of parts about to be released from Taiwan. I was also burnt out, tired of stupid customers deleting files, and then wondering why their computer wasn't working. A lot of friends I had in the D/FW area have also closed their doors, and went on to different things.Being a computer tech is not the glamorous job ITT makes it out to be. I'd rather drive a truck, and act like that stupid truck driver you make us out to be. :wink:
BTW....my current boss wanted me to repair his system...up untill I told him $75 per hour, min. of 2 hours. He actually thought I would do it for free.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
He makes over $115,000/year. :shock: :shock: