It isn't at all what you did for a living Richard - when I was coming up from the time of being a young teen,I did a hell of a lot harder and far worse paying work than you did – and none of those jobs had pensions like yours tied to them! 
I usually do read one (or even two or three) of the weekly ventings that you write so frequently- I think you probably do have a decently competent mind that could be put to better use – I think you might actually enjoy getting a bit of a liberal arts education – and that probably doesn't mean what you think it does! No,  it's not your career choice or your definitions of what is "liberal" or "conservative" that is both troubling & fascinating- it's just that you're such a screaming, frothing at the mouth,  constantly angry,  foot stomping, table-pounding and frustrated lad!  And you seem to have a gang of semiliterate " yeah, me too!" followers!!  I'm surprised you haven't run for office yet!