You've got dues to pay, don't be a mucky-muck about it. I'm not really sure what this has to do with OP's question. It seems to suggest that instead of aiming

You've got dues to pay, don't be a mucky-muck about it. I'm not really sure what this has to do with OP's question. It seems to suggest that instead of aiming high, OP should just go do low-tech manual labor jobs that are contrary to his/her interests. Like you, I also worked IT jobs locally when I was a teen. It doesn't mean that that is how things are supposed to be done now in 2013.