Dude, you were the guy who admitted to working at UPS.
Just for the data point: I know people who work at UPS, and I spent a career working with paper tossers in the printing industry.
The UPS guys make more money, and with a few exceptions (like where I worked) had better benefits.
Center managers made serious bank. They always looked as if they were about to have a stroke though.
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Ol’ Ted the paper tosser. Still Huckin’ away at 64. Good for you, Ted.
65. You didn’t wish me a happy birthday last week, Lonny. I work 5 more days. Been training people the last 18 months or so, not as much time on machines, but, I can still do it. I guess I’ll just console myself with the three fully funded pensions I’ll collect, (really weird thing is two of them I didn’t put a red cent in-employer funded-how does a guy pull that off?) and continue what is proving to be a glorious summer. I worked for an organization that had a company funded pension and a 401K plan for 16 years. Could have made more, elsewhere, and working a shift, but, ratholing 20% of my wages every year seemed like a decent trade off. I always planned on working until 65. I never worked anywhere that had crummy benefits, especially after I got married when I was 43. I made enough that my wife didn’t need to be employed until after the boy was in school full time, and, he went to a private high school.
I did OK. When social security collapses, it won’t hurt me. It took some planning, I don’t have a lake place but, I’m OK with that. I live close to some of the best bird hunting and fishing in the world. I never thought my job sucked. Being an importer of guns post 9/11 sucked, but, I got over that. The Union allows me to work in the trade up to 39 hours a month, if they need help at the U here and there, I think enough of the organization and my coworkers to lend a hand. But, It’ll be on my terms.
The changes that are happening at employers around here are sobering-Neighbor got shown the door at Medtronic after pulling down mid six figure income for twenty years. The folks in HR told him if your job description includes the word “analyst” you will need to find something else to do in the future. Lots of software engineers out there can’t find work. “Learn to code” didn’t pan out.
The print guys are all busy. Print was supposed to die. It didn’t, but, it did change. The boy has an exam with the electricians in July.
It’s all good. Well, except for my peers from high school clocking out at what seems like an alarming rate.
Best,
Ted
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Retirement cake at the U on July 8th.
