Something about integrity and communication seems to be lacking in that profession. 

Many folks want to self-manage, but, some want boots on the ground. 4 - integrity. this segment of the industry is rife with grifters and salespeople looking for their next commission.

In other words, the medicine you take for the disease will kill you.

Engineering requires same intelligence and ability as other highly paid fields of study like Medicine, Law, Finance etc. 

https://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/covid-19s-impact-on-tech-spending-this-year-02297147In either a second-half 2020 recovery or recession, Forrester predicts computer and communications equipment spending will be weakest, with potential declines of 5% to 10%.Tech consulting and systems integration services spending will be flat in a temporary slowdown and could be down by up to 5% if firms cut back on new tech projects.Software spending growth will slow to the 2% to 4% range in the best case and will post no growth in the worst case of a recession.The only positive signs from the latest Forrester IT spending forecast is the continued growth in demand for cloud infrastructure services and potential increases in spending on specialized software.

We are a capitalist free market society which incentivizes success and rewards hard work, integrity and diligence in the market place over time.

. - You Get A Network Especially if you go into finance or business, another incredible value from going to college is you walk away integrated into a very close-knit network of professionals, who will give you the time of day, over others, simply because you went to the same school.

However, these were probably my buying mistakes but sticking it out and living with integrity is beginning to pay now.

Searching for a firm with integrity that will work with 20-200 units at an affordable rate. 

The biggest hurdle was finding an accounting system so we did not have to double count in our management system in our accounting system, but also have them integrate.