Question for all you veteran techs...

Well, I started turnin wrenches in 1974. When I was NINE. That's all I did for a livin until I got hurt. I'll add this.....The work environments and pay say around New York for example are a lot different than say Atlanta or Macon. Depending on where you are can make all the difference in where you need to work. Different parts of the country have different costs of living and different levels of income. Down here, you're doing good to get 20 bucks a flat rate hour. Up north it's a lot higher. As stupid as this is gonna sound to some, the south is still poor. There really was no reconstruction, and that effect has lingered with the south's economy even today. FASTBACK340, GREAT post, btw. Attitude is everything. Whinin about other people will do nothing for you but get you in a downward spiral. You're wherever you are to make money. That's all you need to remember.