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hey veterans, is it worth it staying at UPS?
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<blockquote data-quote="dannyboy" data-source="post: 802735" data-attributes="member: 484"><p>On the surface, the answer is yes. The money you make over your career will total 3 million dollars or more if wages at least stay the same. Not to shabby for a "uneducated" job. The insurance is pretty good, and the retirement proposals are not bad either, if the unions can quit frittering away the moneys.</p><p> </p><p>On the down side, and you touched on it with the trip, you will have to make a lot of sacrifices in your job choice. You will miss a lot of your family's growing up. Yes, you will have upwards of 6 weeks off when you are at UPS long enough, but working 10+++ hour days while starting after 9AM really sucks. I always understood that getting home way after dark was the norm during Christmas and winter time, but during the summer as well? WHY?</p><p> </p><p>There will be ball games, recitals, plays, funerals, weddings and the list goes on and on. These you will have to miss. Not all, but many of the ones you really want to go to, will be impossible as "we are too short to let you off."</p><p> </p><p>So as in many things in life, this is no different. Its about trade offs. A really good wage, but very little personal time.</p><p> </p><p>Its a very personal decision, no one else can make it for you. Problem is though, situations can change. When you are single or just married to someone that also works long hours, its not too bad, But once kids come along, or health problems, it changes.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck in your career path.</p><p> </p><p>d</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dannyboy, post: 802735, member: 484"] On the surface, the answer is yes. The money you make over your career will total 3 million dollars or more if wages at least stay the same. Not to shabby for a "uneducated" job. The insurance is pretty good, and the retirement proposals are not bad either, if the unions can quit frittering away the moneys. On the down side, and you touched on it with the trip, you will have to make a lot of sacrifices in your job choice. You will miss a lot of your family's growing up. Yes, you will have upwards of 6 weeks off when you are at UPS long enough, but working 10+++ hour days while starting after 9AM really sucks. I always understood that getting home way after dark was the norm during Christmas and winter time, but during the summer as well? WHY? There will be ball games, recitals, plays, funerals, weddings and the list goes on and on. These you will have to miss. Not all, but many of the ones you really want to go to, will be impossible as "we are too short to let you off." So as in many things in life, this is no different. Its about trade offs. A really good wage, but very little personal time. Its a very personal decision, no one else can make it for you. Problem is though, situations can change. When you are single or just married to someone that also works long hours, its not too bad, But once kids come along, or health problems, it changes. Good luck in your career path. d [/QUOTE]
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