Starting in the strangest places (Score 1)

I got a degree in English and am now doing OS Support/admin at a medium sized company. I got my first look at unix in the mining industry and wound up maintaining 8 sparc machines. For me, it was just an opportunity and an intrest that led to where I'm at now. I was also 35 when I started out, so don't let the "age" thing influence you. There are opportunities out there.