PhatPattheRiverRat
Well-Known Member
Alright, so there are tons of posts which I have read and re-read on here. Feel like I have some decent info, but really want feedback from others on my potential plan.
So I'm 33, I have been a desk jockey for 5 years. Pay is okay not great, health benefits are expensive, I work 8-4 M-friend sitting on my ass. I am getting a bit tired of the job, but am not crazy enough to just flat out quit. I have no kids, a girlfriend but no wife, minimal student loans and a bit of savings. I work another job part time too.
I am kind of tired of sitting at a desk and wish I could go back to school, but don't want to spend tons of $$$$ to do it. Tell my buddy who is a UPS'er, he tells me a p/t package handler job could be decent for me. So I look into it. Seems like it takes 1-10 years to drive (he claims 2-4 at the hub I was looking at). So I'm thinking I keep this job, work my 8-4, go work 5-10 (that is what the posting said), hopefully in the future benefit from UPS health insurance, tuition assistance and the sarcasm of my supervisor.
So I work it, take some classes, if I get something better great, if not then drive and become a pissed off curmudgeonly old dude like all my buddies who work there, but at least have some retirement money. My questions:
A. One a scale of 1-Screw you I'm outta here, how bad is the package handler job
B. Is there any flexibility of shifts and days in non-peak?
C. It says 17-20 hours a week on the posting, but postings here in indicate far fewer hours certain times of year.
D. Am I an idiot? (If you say yes, tell me how much of one I am).
Thanks for any input, this forum is awesome.
So I'm 33, I have been a desk jockey for 5 years. Pay is okay not great, health benefits are expensive, I work 8-4 M-friend sitting on my ass. I am getting a bit tired of the job, but am not crazy enough to just flat out quit. I have no kids, a girlfriend but no wife, minimal student loans and a bit of savings. I work another job part time too.
I am kind of tired of sitting at a desk and wish I could go back to school, but don't want to spend tons of $$$$ to do it. Tell my buddy who is a UPS'er, he tells me a p/t package handler job could be decent for me. So I look into it. Seems like it takes 1-10 years to drive (he claims 2-4 at the hub I was looking at). So I'm thinking I keep this job, work my 8-4, go work 5-10 (that is what the posting said), hopefully in the future benefit from UPS health insurance, tuition assistance and the sarcasm of my supervisor.
So I work it, take some classes, if I get something better great, if not then drive and become a pissed off curmudgeonly old dude like all my buddies who work there, but at least have some retirement money. My questions:
A. One a scale of 1-Screw you I'm outta here, how bad is the package handler job
B. Is there any flexibility of shifts and days in non-peak?
C. It says 17-20 hours a week on the posting, but postings here in indicate far fewer hours certain times of year.
D. Am I an idiot? (If you say yes, tell me how much of one I am).
Thanks for any input, this forum is awesome.