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hey veterans, is it worth it staying at UPS?
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<blockquote data-quote="dannyboy" data-source="post: 803960" data-attributes="member: 484"><p>Let me add a few other thoughts.</p><p> </p><p>Just because you decide to stay at UPS does not mean the need to make choices will stop. They wont. Both in your personal life, and your work life. And what path you choose will have blessings and faults all its own.</p><p> </p><p>Many years ago, when UPS started in Germany, I was offered a chance to go. I was born there, and have the rights to dual citizenship. After several weeks of debate with my wife, we decided that we would stay here. While the job there would have been OK, and the resulting potential for promotion good, we stayed here. </p><p> </p><p>That choice had an unintended blessing within a few years. My wife and I were never able to have children, so we were able to adopt a child. And a few years later another. And we fostered quite a few more as well. All these blessings would have been missed out on, and I would not trade any one of them for 100% of all the shares of UPS stock. What blessings did I miss out on by not going to Germany? Dont know. But I am content with the choices I made.</p><p> </p><p>Bottom line is to find contentment where ever you decide to go or do. Everyone around is always wanting more, having better, and that is human nature. But true peace is to find contentment with your life.</p><p> </p><p>Do what you enjoy doing, and you will never HAVE to go to work. I have retired and started my own business. I would let it run me, but I have learned to run it. I could do a ton of work and mass produce to where I make more money, but instead I focus on the jobs I really want, those that challenge me. I might not make as much, but I really enjoy what I do. And each one is a work of art, different than any of the others in some way. Heck, some days, I work longer hours than I did at UPS. But time flies when you enjoy what you do.</p><p> </p><p>Over all, I believe I made a series of good choices that have allowed me to be where I am today, with the family I love, doing what I enjoy.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck</p><p> </p><p>d</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dannyboy, post: 803960, member: 484"] Let me add a few other thoughts. Just because you decide to stay at UPS does not mean the need to make choices will stop. They wont. Both in your personal life, and your work life. And what path you choose will have blessings and faults all its own. Many years ago, when UPS started in Germany, I was offered a chance to go. I was born there, and have the rights to dual citizenship. After several weeks of debate with my wife, we decided that we would stay here. While the job there would have been OK, and the resulting potential for promotion good, we stayed here. That choice had an unintended blessing within a few years. My wife and I were never able to have children, so we were able to adopt a child. And a few years later another. And we fostered quite a few more as well. All these blessings would have been missed out on, and I would not trade any one of them for 100% of all the shares of UPS stock. What blessings did I miss out on by not going to Germany? Dont know. But I am content with the choices I made. Bottom line is to find contentment where ever you decide to go or do. Everyone around is always wanting more, having better, and that is human nature. But true peace is to find contentment with your life. Do what you enjoy doing, and you will never HAVE to go to work. I have retired and started my own business. I would let it run me, but I have learned to run it. I could do a ton of work and mass produce to where I make more money, but instead I focus on the jobs I really want, those that challenge me. I might not make as much, but I really enjoy what I do. And each one is a work of art, different than any of the others in some way. Heck, some days, I work longer hours than I did at UPS. But time flies when you enjoy what you do. Over all, I believe I made a series of good choices that have allowed me to be where I am today, with the family I love, doing what I enjoy. Good luck d [/QUOTE]
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