Good news!
Now get your MSCE's done lad! Once you do you can ask for a payrise as your market value will rise by 10k, it only took me 3 - 4 months to do.
If you want to stay in the technical IT industry, dont bother with college. Look at citrix, its the future and they are paying a lot for it right now. But you will still need the MCSE as a standard.
Jobs come and go, its no biggie. The measure is, how fast can you get another one. With MCSE on your side, you can get one just that little bit faster, and thats what counts.
I sacked off the permie life and went contracting, now thats where the cash is, but it lacks security.