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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 3860023" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I bought a truck to deliver travel trailers.&nbsp; Left FedEx after 11 years to do that because we weren&#039;t getting raises.&nbsp; It&#039;s the kind of work I enjoy but it doesn&#039;t pay.&nbsp; I drove 107,000 miles in 7 months and was barely breaking even but wearing out my truck.&nbsp; So I went back to FedEx.&nbsp; Of course they had a union scare while I was gone and gave some serious raises to topped out employees.&nbsp; Told me I would get back to top out in 7-8 years.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t happen and they were telling every new hire that, even 12 years after I returned.&nbsp; Got so bad that most new hires were quitting soon after hired.&nbsp; So they finally came up with a better pay plan that tops people out in 9 years.&nbsp; But it was just as I turned 55.&nbsp; Took an early pension.&nbsp; My knees ached all the time and still do just climbing stairs.&nbsp; I shouldn&#039;t have quit but had no hint they were going to give raises way back when.&nbsp; I was domiciled in a remote location in Colorado at the time.&nbsp; Was given a 39 cent raise 2 months before I quit.&nbsp; Went from $13.11 to $13.50 in an expensive area and mgr told me I&#039;d better enjoy it, last one I&#039;m going to see for a long time.&nbsp; And that was first I had in over 4 years.&nbsp; Got angry and quit.&nbsp; I have seriously paid for that.&nbsp; If I hadn&#039;t quit I would have been at $16.11 a little over a year later.&nbsp; With some more adjustments to follow.&nbsp; Would have been making over $26hr when I retired and would have a better pension.&nbsp; Hindsight is 20/20.&nbsp; I got rehired for the pension and as I sit here at nearly 10 a.m. I&#039;m glad I did because a lot of jobs didn&#039;t offer a traditional pension then, most don&#039;t now.&nbsp; If one wants to go to work until their late 60&#039;s to pay for things they want more power to them.&nbsp; I want to see the world and having an independent income allows that.&nbsp; Would prefer an even bigger income and a couple hundred thousand in the bank, who wouldn&#039;t?&nbsp; But I&#039;ll take the freedom over the alternative.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 3860023, member: 24302"] I bought a truck to deliver travel trailers. Left FedEx after 11 years to do that because we weren't getting raises. It's the kind of work I enjoy but it doesn't pay. I drove 107,000 miles in 7 months and was barely breaking even but wearing out my truck. So I went back to FedEx. Of course they had a union scare while I was gone and gave some serious raises to topped out employees. Told me I would get back to top out in 7-8 years. Didn't happen and they were telling every new hire that, even 12 years after I returned. Got so bad that most new hires were quitting soon after hired. So they finally came up with a better pay plan that tops people out in 9 years. But it was just as I turned 55. Took an early pension. My knees ached all the time and still do just climbing stairs. I shouldn't have quit but had no hint they were going to give raises way back when. I was domiciled in a remote location in Colorado at the time. Was given a 39 cent raise 2 months before I quit. Went from $13.11 to $13.50 in an expensive area and mgr told me I'd better enjoy it, last one I'm going to see for a long time. And that was first I had in over 4 years. Got angry and quit. I have seriously paid for that. If I hadn't quit I would have been at $16.11 a little over a year later. With some more adjustments to follow. Would have been making over $26hr when I retired and would have a better pension. Hindsight is 20/20. I got rehired for the pension and as I sit here at nearly 10 a.m. I'm glad I did because a lot of jobs didn't offer a traditional pension then, most don't now. If one wants to go to work until their late 60's to pay for things they want more power to them. I want to see the world and having an independent income allows that. Would prefer an even bigger income and a couple hundred thousand in the bank, who wouldn't? But I'll take the freedom over the alternative. [/QUOTE]

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