On 4/9/2014 10:55 AM, Bhairitu wrote: >> In the U.S., everyone has an equal opportunity to make money to >> invest or spend. > > Really? For kicks why don't you go out and apply for some tech jobs > (since you apparently have a background in tech) and see what happens > at your age. You'd think entrepreneurs would be chomping at the big > to grab people who actually have REAL experience. > In order to get a tech job, you have to reference some experience at tech - that means in the past five years you have to be able to show a prospective employer that you can do the work for a company and that you were on the payroll. You can't get a job if your resume has a five or ten year blank on it where you list your previous employers - sorry, self-employed doesn't make the grade anymore. And, most people fresh out of school don't have a work record to begin with, so they can't get hired.
What it takes is a plan - in high school take math and science courses. Then, get some college tech courses under your belt. Apprentice yourself to a large and stable company - work up through the ranks and stick with it and establish a record of good work. You are not going to get a good-paying, long-term job with benefits working on computers or coding at home in your spare room. In our case, since we have fulfilled all of the above, so we could get a job almost anywhere in computer tech field if we wanted to, even at our age. If it has a screen and a keyboard, we can work it and we can fix it. Call us if you hire and promote based on who has the best ideas.
