I am not in the 'same boat' as you. Left that behind me a few years ago.
I'm trying to get it though your thick head that you need to do SOMETHING to better your situation, rather than try to blame everyone around you. If you would spend half as much time actually trying to do something to improve your situation rather than trying to invent excuses as to why you are in the situation you find yourself - you'd go a long way towards solving your problem.
If you want to live your life making one excuse after another - have at it. I'm sure you'll continue with the excuse making once you've run away to Costa Dumpa too.
If you think that makes me a 'pompous ass', well so be it. But this pompous ass isn't worried about his retirement, isn't worried about if he is making enough for the work he performs and is actually going to profit handsomely off what is happening right now in relation to FDX stock price.
So I guess that I'm the one laughing last - and that is all that counts.
Go ahead, make another excuse - you are a well accomplished excuse developer - unfortunately that doesn't pay too well.
No excuses here, just biding my time until I can leave. Yelling at the company produces few, if any, results. Tired of yelling, tired of being told how great a union will be for us if we only have the courage, etc. You and I know it's wasted energy. If people want to leave, leave. If they want to stay, stay. If newhires come in knowing what they'll be getting and they're ok with that then it's their business. If they come in believing they've got it made they'll learn otherwise. It's real easy to leave when you've got little invested, especially when you're young. When your my age you just bide your time. That's not an excuse, that's reality. There's no great job waiting for old guys with health problems. The source of our clashes in the past is you wanted to control the narrative, telling people to get out now. You couldn't abide my saying be cautious. This was your show. That it devolved into personal attacks is a shame, should not have happened. I'm not interested in fussing with you, just can't resist poking a little fun. For that I apologize. And if you are truly interested in making a sound investment, you should consider moving overseas like millions are. Quite a bit of info on the Internet. If you can reduce your living expenses by 40-70%, depending on where you live now and where you move to, and still have broadband Internet, satellite tv, movie theaters showing American movies in English, mild climate, good food, affordable quality healthcare, it's at least worth considering. Regards.