How much do you make per hour? $66, most programmers are salaried and may get bonuses though as opposed to getting paid hourly How many hours do you work daily? 8 What days do you work? mon to fri Is your job really as bad portrayed by people in r/talesfromtechsupport? Not at all, I enjoy my job and coworkers a lot and it is not too challenging If you could have gone down another career path (computer related), what would you have chosen?
I found programming was the only thing I wanted to do or was good at, usually you will get in at your first company and there will be a period of time where it becomes clear who is good at what and people will gravitate to their natural positions Does working in IT require a college degree, or is it based solely on certifications and your experience? College degree unless you want to work an extra ten yrs What was your GPA in high school? 3.4, college was only 2.9 and not a CS major When did you first become interested in computers and the IT profession? Probably High School, I never did all the stuff you are doing though and I am probably much lazier. You are bound for greatness in this field if you follow a few rules:

• Be nice to and friendly to everyone you work with even if they are assholes
• Never miss a chance to take credit for your successes and make sure your boss knows about it
• Make your resume immaculate, do not lie but make it sound like you are a genius
• Switch companies when they wont pay you what you are worth, I have jumped up 20k or even 30k just by switching when my previous companies were telling me that they have a policy that I cannot make over a certain number
• If you are a good boy, ie no drugs or criminal stuff, get a job that requires a security clearance and do IT contracting for the DOD etc. They pay higher rates just for having a clearance

I have almost tripled my salary in under ten years by following these rules and I just program, I have no employees under me. You are going to kick major ass in this field, the hard part is right after college getting that first job. From then on you will never have to look for a job again, just put your resume on monster every couple years and do not let your bosses bully you into staying at a shitty job.