I want a drivers opinion

[Jas85374]

Wow, this post went that long without being totally derailed. That's gotta be an friend-in record.

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[30yearstolife]

I completely agree with this and the two others below. As for me though, I'm already stuck in the box.

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I don't think you are stuck yet. Otherwise you would not have posted, asking if you should go full time. You are probably thinking you have missed your chance to get a good job doing something meaningful, as most of us felt after 6 1/2 years of part time. You are wrong. You are still young. You still have opportunities if you stop double shifting and you and your family buckle down and live on her income and your single shift income for a few short years. If you use the extra hours to get trained for whatever is your true calling, you will not regret it. It sounds like you have an understanding wife. Discuss with her your dreams you may have lost sight of. Spend time in prayer asking God to guide you. You are still young, you are smart, don't let others tell you you are not qualified to do anything else. Get qualified. Buckle down, don't take the easy route and sacrifice for a few years so you won't feel stuck or trapped the rest of your life. Make a concrete plan with goals for 2,4, and 8 years down the road. You only live once.

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[Jas85374]

I don't think you are stuck yet. Otherwise you would not have posted, asking if you should go full time. You are probably thinking you have missed your chance to get a good job doing something meaningful, as most of us felt after 6 1/2 years of part time. You are wrong. You are still young. You still have opportunities if you stop double shifting and you and your family buckle down and live on her income and your single shift income for a few short years. If you use the extra hours to get trained for whatever is your true calling, you will not regret it. It sounds like you have an understanding wife. Discuss with her your dreams you may have lost sight of. Spend time in prayer asking God to guide you. You are still young, you are smart, don't let others tell you you are not qualified to do anything else. Get qualified. Buckle down, don't take the easy route and sacrifice for a few years so you won't feel stuck or trapped the rest of your life. Make a concrete plan with goals for 2,4, and 8 years down the road. You only live once.

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The ghost of UPS future

Yeah, I'm pretty much stuck. Have a mortgage, a 2.5 year old daughter, a son on the way, a wife with a full time job, and humongous student loan debt, car payment, etc. Not to mention 30 years old, and a guy that hates the idea of organized religion( there goes prayer). However, I still do LOVE the physical labor (for now anyway) in kind of a gluten for punishment kind of way. So after 6.5 years of this sweet job, I'm looking forward to busting my ass for at least another 26 or so. Unless, I go completely insane, pack up my balls and decide to go management.

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[jumpman23]

Yeah, I'm pretty much stuck. Have a mortgage, a 2.5 year old daughter, a son on the way, a wife with a full time job, and humongous student loan debt, car payment, etc. Not to mention 30 years old, and a guy that hates the idea of organized religion( there goes prayer). However, I still do LOVE the physical labor (for now anyway) in kind of a gluten for punishment kind of way. So after 6.5 years of this sweet job, I'm looking forward to busting my ass for at least another 26 or so. Unless, I go completely insane, pack up my balls and decide to go management.

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You think driving is bad, way more stressful in management. Once you go driving and you've been doing it for a while and your a cool dude, theres no way youll ever see yourself going into management. Unless your cool with selling your soul to the devil and don't mind looking in the mirror every day knowing that you sold out and everything about your life at work is a complete lie. Just saying I don't know how anyone could go into management and be able to live with the lies and shadiness that goes with it.

 

[rod]

If I had something of value, that I could easily list on ebay for nothing, I would do that before I would give it to someone else to make money on. And I would wait until I found the right buyer, before I would give it away, but thats just me.

I've came to realize that most people on Pawn Stars (the young ones anyway) inherited a cherished piece from Grandpa or Grandma or some old Aunt and want the money to get back to the casino. So if you are saving something to pass down to the younger generation as a family heirloom you are probably wasting time (and money) If the grand kids don't sell it the great grandkids will. The same principal applies to those who want a big fancy expensive coffin for their funeral ----- you will soon be forgotten so you may as well spend it while you can enjoy it.

 

[oldngray]

It always amazes me, that when they find out what its really worth, they take 50%. I would sleep under a bridge first.

 

[Foamer Pyle]

I would not recommend this job to anyone I know. I think that even if you start driving in your early 20's, making it to 30 will be tough. Let's face it, the pension is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I have 5 years to go, and they are going to be tough.


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[rod]

I would not recommend this job to anyone I know. I think that even if you start driving in your early 20's, making it to 30 will be tough. Let's face it, the pension is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I have 5 years to go, and they are going to be tough.


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The first 20 flew by--20 through 25 started to drag--25 to 29--was in slow motion--number 30 took FOREVER.

 

[jumpman23]

Youll never make 30 if you started after the year 2000. No way possibly physically unless you take a combo job. That's just being honest.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Youll never make 30 if you started after the year 2000. No way possibly physically unless you take a combo job. That's just being honest.

This is completely, totally untrue.


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[Jas85374]

You think driving is bad, way more stressful in management. Once you go driving and you've been doing it for a while and your a cool dude, theres no way youll ever see yourself going into management. Unless your cool with selling your soul to the devil and don't mind looking in the mirror every day knowing that you sold out and everything about your life at work is a complete lie. Just saying I don't know how anyone could go into management and be able to live with the lies and shadiness that goes with it.

That's what I meant by "go completely insane, and pack up my balls "

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[Foamer Pyle]

No doubt about, this company chews people up, and spits em out like a combine machine. I have seen a few of my co-workers pass away before their time, and others fall to the wayside from knee and blown disc injuries. Doesn't matter how good of shape you are in, one poor decision can end your career. I cannot stress enough to the rookies how important putting your health and safety in front of stops per hour is.


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[jumpman23]

No doubt about, this company chews people up, and spits em out like a combine machine. I have seen a few of my co-workers pass away before their time, and others fall to the wayside from knee and blown disc injuries. Doesn't matter how good of shape you are in, one poor decision can end your career. I cannot stress enough to the rookies how important putting your health and safety in front of stops per hour is.


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Amen couldn't have said it better myself

 

[jumpman23]

That's what I meant by "go completely insane, and pack up my balls "

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Just don't go to the dark side that's all.

 

[brownmonster]

This drivers opinion. Take the job.

 

[wayfair]

My rule is not to date anyone on route, because if it doesn't work, you still have to see that person..... that person will bad mouth you and thus the company will not have a good attitude towards you... it was fun at first but luckily that business shut down.... lol

 

[Jas85374]

Just don't go to the dark side that's all.

Never. That is seriously not even an option that I would consider actually on the table. I was thinking Drive now, or wait like 6 more years, working a moving job, and doubling until hopefully be senior enough to combo(which I didn't really want to do to begin with).

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[jumpman23]

Combo may not sound attractive right now, but trust me dude, once you start getting some higher mileage on your back, hips, shoulders, knees, a combo job will look AWFULLY ATTRACTIVE lol.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Combo may not sound attractive right now, but trust me dude, once you start getting some higher mileage on your back, hips, shoulders, knees, a combo job will look AWFULLY ATTRACTIVE lol.

The key is to live within your means so that you can afford the pay cut.


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[Jas85374]

The key is to live within your means so that you can afford the pay cut.


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So, are you saying drive, then choose to take a pay cut, and then go combo?

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