Real Life 101In high school everyone waits for the last day of senior year. The day high school ends and "real life" begins. I felt like this day was the day I could be alone. Find a full-time job to support myself. I have no one to tell me what to do or how to live. I could finally control my conquered life. Then it hit me. I can't live a comfortable life without a college education. The first thing I did after graduation was go out and get a real job. I was tired of school and just wanted to start a career that I could maintain until I retired. I found a job at a local car dealership, Toyota of Redlands, as a technician. My job included changing oil, rotating tires, and any other maintenance related tasks. I thought it would be a good start and I could work my way up the ranks and become an expert technician or maybe a service manager. I quickly realized that I only like working on cars in my free time, not when it's a daily requirement. Plus, the pay never increases unless you attend a Toyota Tech School. As I said before, I was very fed up with school and Tech School did not appeal to me. One day, my manager at Toyota took me aside and said, “Kyle, you are one of our hardest workers and I know you could be manager material. To do that, you will need to attend our Toyota Certified Two Year Academy. dealership will pay for everything.” Even though it would be a great career opportunity, making almost $200,000 a year, I really didn't want to go back to school worked for Toyota of Redlands, got a new job at ABI/VIP Attorney Services in Redlands the pay was better and I didn't want to do heavy manual labor anymore it was exactly what I needed after working in Toyota I was now sitting in an air-conditioned office with no physical effort required. My job at ABI consisted of sitting at a desk and scanning files, reviewing files, and emailing clients.