I want a drivers opinion
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BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
Op. Don't be stupid like rob ford. Don't do it!!!!
JL 0513
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I think this idea about our hours being hard on wives is overblown. So we get home an hour or two later than a typical 5pm finisher. Those that finish work at 5 likely start an hour earlier than we do at 8am. If you are getting home at 9 then your center sucks. I'm done at 6:30-7 each night.
Also to consider is that drivers make the equivalent of two average incomes therefore allowing the wife to stay home. Isn't that a far better scenario than the millions of mothers that are forced to work full time while raising kids to get by? Seems to me that UPS wives are better off.
If your wife can't handle you getting home at 7pm each night, then that's pretty sad. There's tons of jobs that have much crappier hours. My brother in law is a registered nurse and works 3rd shift while his wife works day shift and they have a baby. Try that! Or how about working retail and working until 10-11pm. They can't be married either?
Not sure what world many of you are living in, but take a look around. It's not sunshine and lollipops everywhere outside of UPS.
Also to consider is that drivers make the equivalent of two average incomes therefore allowing the wife to stay home. Isn't that a far better scenario than the millions of mothers that are forced to work full time while raising kids to get by? Seems to me that UPS wives are better off.
If your wife can't handle you getting home at 7pm each night, then that's pretty sad. There's tons of jobs that have much crappier hours. My brother in law is a registered nurse and works 3rd shift while his wife works day shift and they have a baby. Try that! Or how about working retail and working until 10-11pm. They can't be married either?
Not sure what world many of you are living in, but take a look around. It's not sunshine and lollipops everywhere outside of UPS.
I love my job! and most women!..lmao
redrooster
WOOF WOOF
UPS is really hard for a lazy bastard like me!
jumpman23
Oh Yeah
Let me rephrase. One of those statements ,was true
That's exactly what I planned on doing with the 401k and ira.
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That's what I meant with the "should have warned me 6.5 years ago" bit. Between the pay and the medical(that is even bigger of a perk with a family) you get stuck from get go. Doubling gets you decent pay as well after a couple years. Rough, but what can you do?
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jumpman23
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JL 0513
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Only problem is that the next collapse will be far worse than 2008, where most people lost half of their 401K's. That's the fear I have about dumping large percentages of your paycheck into them.
I'd also be sure to invest in hard assets. Property, gold, ect. Paper assets can become worthless overnight.
rod
Retired 23 years
Hard assets have all taken a beating at one time or another----just ask anyone who bought silver from the Hunt brothers for 50 bucks an ounce or paid 1800 bucks an ounce for gold a few months ago and don't get me started on real estate. I still know people who are living in homes that aren't worth half of what they financed them for. Collectable cars and antiques have all seen their values head to the crapper. To be honest I don't know what I would invest in if I was just getting started now-----probably guns.
How bad do you want to make 90k per year? There are a ton of negatives. The positive part is being outside, being alone and making 90k+ per year.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Keep in mind that in order to make $90K you need to work a ton of overtime. 40 hours straight time will gross $65-70K depending on what your top rate is. You would have to work 8-10 hours of OT each week to gross $90K.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Take em to Vegas----I'm sure Rick (Pawn Stars) would be happy to give you pennies on the dollar.
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