That's not to say that I'm not overly happy with my current position and salary and benefits. It's funny, my best friend, who is in the storage/EMC field, makes a lot more money then me but his salary takes a big hit when his college loans come in every month, so despite making more then me on paper, our take home is a lot closer since I have no college loans.
Then on the other end of the spectrum, I have a ton of friends who either don't work or make squat compared to me, which is why I don't complain about my salary. I get at least 1 raise a year anywhere from 3-5%, sometimes 2 raises, plus a few hefty bonuses throughout the year, lots of vacation time, and a 401k, plus some awesome benefits.
For a 25 year old who went to college and majored in English, and who has no certifications, I think I am doing ok for myself in such a rough economy. Sure I could be doing better, but I could be doing worse too.
But as I said, I am happy where I am, I work close to home, in a great work environment with good co-workers who actually know what they are doing, plus I really love what I do. As an IT tech, I get to work in all areas of IT: Hardware, software, networking, storage, servers. I don't like being limited to one field.
