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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 2270627" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>Given how robotics threatens the livelihoods of just about everyone who is working today I cannot state that the jobs at UPS or any job for the matter is truly "future proof". I get what you are saying about not going after a college degree. They have become overpriced and undervalued. I know many people with college degrees who make significantly less than I do and have a lot lower job satisfaction as well. Not to say college degrees are worthless, but you have to have a plan on what you wish to do with that college degree. Too many current college students as well as graduates just believed that they would be on easy street once they achieved their degrees, and many had no idea how they wanted to utilize their degree. This is why many college graduates end up in fields completely different than what they studied. Going after a career at UPS or any other skilled trade can provide a very good living, but its still going to take time and hard work to get to that "good life". Starting out part-time at some UPS facilities can mean a decade or more of waiting till you can get a fulltime position, and once you achieve that you have to wait 4 or more years to get to top rate all the while being forced to do the work all the higher seniority guys don't want. As the saying goes crap rolls downhill and that is especially true at UPS.</p><p></p><p>Honestly my best advice is that you learn a skilled trade over just focusing on making a career with one company. UPS is just like any other company as we are one bad CEO away from bankruptcy so making your life plans on this one company being there for you for the 40+ years you have in the workforce may not be the safest plan. Have a skill that you can take from one company to the next so that if UPS or any other company for that matter doesn't fit you you are not stuck dealing with a situation that you hate for decades, or worse yet end up without said job and without a skill set that other companies are willing to pay you for. Those skills I am referring too can be anything from electrical work, plumbing, welding, carpentry, truck driving, etc. as these jobs are coming into a higher and higher level of demand given the number of parents who steer their kids away work they believe is "below them" when they do actually provide a solid living.</p><p></p><p>Finally, whatever you do, be smart with your money. Don't fall into the trap so many people your age do as they enter the workforce. Don't spend every dime you make on frivolous items like new cars. Put as much as you feel comfortable with away and live a modest lifestyle that is below your income. Time is on your side and the more time you have to put money away for your future the more future you will be able to enjoy.</p><p></p><p>Goodluck going forward!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 2270627, member: 249"] Given how robotics threatens the livelihoods of just about everyone who is working today I cannot state that the jobs at UPS or any job for the matter is truly "future proof". I get what you are saying about not going after a college degree. They have become overpriced and undervalued. I know many people with college degrees who make significantly less than I do and have a lot lower job satisfaction as well. Not to say college degrees are worthless, but you have to have a plan on what you wish to do with that college degree. Too many current college students as well as graduates just believed that they would be on easy street once they achieved their degrees, and many had no idea how they wanted to utilize their degree. This is why many college graduates end up in fields completely different than what they studied. Going after a career at UPS or any other skilled trade can provide a very good living, but its still going to take time and hard work to get to that "good life". Starting out part-time at some UPS facilities can mean a decade or more of waiting till you can get a fulltime position, and once you achieve that you have to wait 4 or more years to get to top rate all the while being forced to do the work all the higher seniority guys don't want. As the saying goes crap rolls downhill and that is especially true at UPS. Honestly my best advice is that you learn a skilled trade over just focusing on making a career with one company. UPS is just like any other company as we are one bad CEO away from bankruptcy so making your life plans on this one company being there for you for the 40+ years you have in the workforce may not be the safest plan. Have a skill that you can take from one company to the next so that if UPS or any other company for that matter doesn't fit you you are not stuck dealing with a situation that you hate for decades, or worse yet end up without said job and without a skill set that other companies are willing to pay you for. Those skills I am referring too can be anything from electrical work, plumbing, welding, carpentry, truck driving, etc. as these jobs are coming into a higher and higher level of demand given the number of parents who steer their kids away work they believe is "below them" when they do actually provide a solid living. Finally, whatever you do, be smart with your money. Don't fall into the trap so many people your age do as they enter the workforce. Don't spend every dime you make on frivolous items like new cars. Put as much as you feel comfortable with away and live a modest lifestyle that is below your income. Time is on your side and the more time you have to put money away for your future the more future you will be able to enjoy. Goodluck going forward! [/QUOTE]
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