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Considering not being a package delivery driver
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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 2195278" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>Like Upstate, I wouldn't do it again if I had the choice. I was going to college in the 80's, and got a preload job for some extra money. I thought I knew it all. I always butted heads with my old man, who wanted me to get a college degree. When I found out how much drivers made--$14 an hour!!--I started getting lazy in school. My discipline was bad, so I maybe did another semester of school, then dropped out and waited for my time to go driving. The thing is, I was always smart, got good grades when I put my mind to it. But I wasn't sure what I wanted to major in. So UPS it ended up being.</p><p></p><p>Looking back, I'm not sure if I made the right choice. But that's life, right? I hated package car, but feeders is like getting the answer key to the test. It's a completely different job back here. Stress is gone in feeders. And back here I make over $120K a year. But I always wondered about writing for a living, or like Upstate, getting into business. But for me too, it's too late for that kind of change. Who knows? Things worked out good, but you always wonder, what if?</p><p></p><p>If I were to do it now, knowing what I know now, I'd definitely stay in school and find something that had a strong future. I wouldn't want a business degree. You don't need that to make it in business. I'd probably figure out how to write computer code. But our job is slowly eroding away. The pension, the hours--hell, the industry. But if anyone were asking my advice, I'd ask them what kind of skills their education would dovetail into. If it were promising, I'd tell them to use this job to get the other one going, then leave and never look back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 2195278, member: 42691"] Like Upstate, I wouldn't do it again if I had the choice. I was going to college in the 80's, and got a preload job for some extra money. I thought I knew it all. I always butted heads with my old man, who wanted me to get a college degree. When I found out how much drivers made--$14 an hour!!--I started getting lazy in school. My discipline was bad, so I maybe did another semester of school, then dropped out and waited for my time to go driving. The thing is, I was always smart, got good grades when I put my mind to it. But I wasn't sure what I wanted to major in. So UPS it ended up being. Looking back, I'm not sure if I made the right choice. But that's life, right? I hated package car, but feeders is like getting the answer key to the test. It's a completely different job back here. Stress is gone in feeders. And back here I make over $120K a year. But I always wondered about writing for a living, or like Upstate, getting into business. But for me too, it's too late for that kind of change. Who knows? Things worked out good, but you always wonder, what if? If I were to do it now, knowing what I know now, I'd definitely stay in school and find something that had a strong future. I wouldn't want a business degree. You don't need that to make it in business. I'd probably figure out how to write computer code. But our job is slowly eroding away. The pension, the hours--hell, the industry. But if anyone were asking my advice, I'd ask them what kind of skills their education would dovetail into. If it were promising, I'd tell them to use this job to get the other one going, then leave and never look back. [/QUOTE]
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