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<blockquote data-quote="The Real Jack RyanMI6" data-source="post: 3730263" data-attributes="member: 73481"><p>Ok i get the part about earning your way, paying your dues so to speak.&nbsp;&nbsp; As far as the pay if you&#039;ve been around for 30+ consider inflation.&nbsp; Ive got a friend who started as a consultant for Accenture.&nbsp; His first assignment was in California, in the silicon valley.&nbsp; He and wife then 2 kids, now 4, rented a house.&nbsp; I asked him if he was going to buy it at a then whopping 250,000.&nbsp; He&#039;s 1.5 hrs from the valley 20 min from his driveway to waterskiing on the Sacramento river.&nbsp; I think its like 1.5 or 2 hours to either Sacramento and or san Francisco.&nbsp; Great place he had a chance to rent to own.&nbsp; Passed it up,&nbsp; that was 20 years ago.&nbsp; That house now is over 1 million so inflation just to keep a roof over your head.&nbsp; Ya i think our children will have to make 100 an hour plus to have a decent life.the way ive explained our benefits package when asked is this... One of the many reasons we have union&#039;s its both the unions and UPSs unspoken way of acknowledging how disruptive this job is to our family&#039;s and destroying to our bodies.&nbsp; So, personally i think were not getting enough for what we give up.&nbsp; Just my thoughts.&nbsp; By the way my friend is still in that same house.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="The Real Jack RyanMI6, post: 3730263, member: 73481"] Ok i get the part about earning your way, paying your dues so to speak. As far as the pay if you've been around for 30+ consider inflation. Ive got a friend who started as a consultant for Accenture. His first assignment was in California, in the silicon valley. He and wife then 2 kids, now 4, rented a house. I asked him if he was going to buy it at a then whopping 250,000. He's 1.5 hrs from the valley 20 min from his driveway to waterskiing on the Sacramento river. I think its like 1.5 or 2 hours to either Sacramento and or san Francisco. Great place he had a chance to rent to own. Passed it up, that was 20 years ago. That house now is over 1 million so inflation just to keep a roof over your head. Ya i think our children will have to make 100 an hour plus to have a decent life.the way ive explained our benefits package when asked is this... One of the many reasons we have union's its both the unions and UPSs unspoken way of acknowledging how disruptive this job is to our family's and destroying to our bodies. So, personally i think were not getting enough for what we give up. Just my thoughts. By the way my friend is still in that same house. [/QUOTE]

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