When I kept breaking into computers on the school network in the early 1990's, they got me to stop causing trouble by making me an intern for the sysadmin. I ha

When I kept breaking into computers on the school network in the early 1990's, they got me to stop causing trouble by making me an intern for the sysadmin. I had years of legitimate tech experience before I graduated high school, which helped me get a leg up over other people when I looked for summer work in other computer-related jobs during university. So instead of being labeled a juvenile delinquent or made a felon, I was accelerated toward being a productive member of society.