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<blockquote data-quote="SeniorGeek" data-source="post: 97533" data-attributes="member: 4823">I cut the text, since I was quoting such a recent post from pdx1tjl, which you can read above.&nbsp;For those with technical skills and knowledge, I second what he says - start looking, and work on adding certifications.&nbsp; I found a lot of demand for technical knowledge in the job market.&nbsp;&nbsp; Certifications will help you get past HR screening, and UPS experience looks good in your work history.&nbsp; (Most people have the impression that UPS has it all figured out....)&nbsp;I had become complacent at UPS - to the point that I had calculated another 18 years to survive until retirement.&nbsp; The key word: &quot;survive&quot;.&nbsp; I had become complacent, just doing as directed.&nbsp;&nbsp; I found that hard work and excellent reviews earned me raises of less than 3%.&nbsp; Turning down my level-of-effort to &quot;cruise&quot; still got me about 2%.&nbsp;My new job is just as stressful - but the stress is manageable because I can find my way through to solutions.&nbsp; At UPS, the stress was usually due to conflicts beyond my control.&nbsp; Overall, the stress level is similar to what I had at UPS, but I get 45% more money for it.&nbsp; (Benefits are not as good.&nbsp; I miss 6.8 weeks of PTO per year.&nbsp; It was going to be 7.8 weeks in 2007!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SeniorGeek, post: 97533, member: 4823"] I cut the text, since I was quoting such a recent post from pdx1tjl, which you can read above. For those with technical skills and knowledge, I second what he says - start looking, and work on adding certifications. I found a lot of demand for technical knowledge in the job market. Certifications will help you get past HR screening, and UPS experience looks good in your work history. (Most people have the impression that UPS has it all figured out....) I had become complacent at UPS - to the point that I had calculated another 18 years to survive until retirement. The key word: "survive". I had become complacent, just doing as directed. I found that hard work and excellent reviews earned me raises of less than 3%. Turning down my level-of-effort to "cruise" still got me about 2%. My new job is just as stressful - but the stress is manageable because I can find my way through to solutions. At UPS, the stress was usually due to conflicts beyond my control. Overall, the stress level is similar to what I had at UPS, but I get 45% more money for it. (Benefits are not as good. I miss 6.8 weeks of PTO per year. It was going to be 7.8 weeks in 2007!) [/QUOTE]

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