.net in the real world

Right now I'm really excited about my job. First off all my work is in .NET. That's something I've been looking forward to. Second, I'm writing softawre for the PocketPC's. The first implementation of our software used the Mobile Internet Toolkit. Currently I'm trying out the Compact Framework to replace some of features. I can't believe how easy it is to work with. I've heard some concerns about the limited functionality but I'm hoping this won't become too much of an issue. Third we're using .NET to interface with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's). I work for a large nut processing plant. At the plant we have an engineering team who fabricates the equipment and programs the PLC's to do things like grab scale weights, read little RF readers on the trucks that come in, and other automated tasks. I'm working on building a .NET layer to expose these devices as services to the rest of our application. It's really exciting because I feel like I'm learning a lot. At the some time I feel very fortunate because I know there are a lot of folks out there who are still looking for a job.