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bwcomet89
Posts: 633
Jan 22, 2011 10:07pm
Who's got em? Do you like it or are you in it for the money?
I work at MTS up in Temperance, MI. I'm the nightshift stockhandler and although I like the money I don't plan on making a career out of it. I have too many coworkers with work related injuries over doing the same thing daily for years on end. I don't need that. Anyone in the same boat?
I work at MTS up in Temperance, MI. I'm the nightshift stockhandler and although I like the money I don't plan on making a career out of it. I have too many coworkers with work related injuries over doing the same thing daily for years on end. I don't need that. Anyone in the same boat?
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jan 22, 2011 10:22pm
Yep, I do the factory thing. Hate it. Just too repetitive doing the same damn thing daily. But it pays well, so I stay with it.
Emmett Brown
Posts: 478
Jan 22, 2011 11:03pm
I do. Pay and benefits are amazing. Even if I went to school for four years there is a small chance to make what I do with the benefits I have. So I will be doing the same thing for the next 34 years.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jan 22, 2011 11:35pm
34 years? Eff that noise. I got 27 more to go! 
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jan 23, 2011 2:30am
Emmett Brown;648729 wrote:I do. Pay and benefits are amazing. Even if I went to school for four years there is a small chance to make what I do with the benefits I have. So I will be doing the same thing for the next 34 years.
Seems like a terrible life decision.
But as long as you get that damned house with a backyard and a car, maybe a pool at somepoint who cares right?
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Jan 23, 2011 8:19am
I Wear Pants;648817 wrote:Seems like a terrible life decision.
Yes and no, making a living is the first priority of working. That said, if I was staring 20+ years of something I hated in the face, I sure as hell would be looking at ways to change things.
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Sonofanump
Jan 23, 2011 9:06am
Emmett Brown;648729 wrote:I do. Pay and benefits are amazing. Even if I went to school for four years there is a small chance to make what I do with the benefits I have. So I will be doing the same thing for the next 34 years.
You believe that job is going to be there 15 or 20 or 30 years down the line?
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Jan 23, 2011 9:36am
GoChiefs;648676 wrote:Yep, I do the factory thing. Hate it. Just too repetitive doing the same damn thing daily. But it pays well, so I stay with it.
don't worry.. it'll be in China before you know it.
Emmett Brown
Posts: 478
Jan 23, 2011 9:48am
Sonofanump;648873 wrote:You believe that job is going to be there 15 or 20 or 30 years down the line?
I sure hope so. It has been there for 42 years already. And they are only adding production.
Goldenboy26
Posts: 164
Jan 23, 2011 10:33am
Just got in a factory job a few months ago, pay is great, benefits are great(once I'm eligible) I'll be getting into the union in about a month
Goldenboy26
Posts: 164
Jan 23, 2011 10:35am
ZWICK 4 PREZ;648886 wrote:don't worry.. it'll be in China before you know it.
They have been saying that about your employer for as long as I can remember and it still hasn't happened
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Jan 23, 2011 10:37am
they're great while they're here, but unless you've got at least 20 years seniority, the odds are against you that you'll be retiring from there....automation, computerization, and outsourcing ain't going away
Little Danny
Posts: 4,288
Jan 23, 2011 10:56am
I am not going to begrudge a guy who makes an honest living. The world needs ditch diggers too.
That being said, I worked these types of job while in college. Those four years made me realize those jobs were not for me.
That being said, I worked these types of job while in college. Those four years made me realize those jobs were not for me.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Jan 23, 2011 11:15am
Goldenboy26;648912 wrote:They have been saying that about your employer for as long as I can remember and it still hasn't happened
he's in bearing i believe. It's all but in China already.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jan 23, 2011 11:34am
ZWICK 4 PREZ;648886 wrote:don't worry.. it'll be in China before you know it.
Yes, but the Steel side will still be here!
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jan 23, 2011 11:36am
Goldenboy26;648912 wrote:They have been saying that about your employer for as long as I can remember and it still hasn't happened
Yes, it will happen. Lol Some of it indeed already has.
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pinstriper
Posts: 225
Jan 23, 2011 11:50am
Emmett Brown;648729 wrote:I do. Pay and benefits are amazing. Even if I went to school for four years there is a small chance to make what I do with the benefits I have. So I will be doing the same thing for the next 34 years.
What do you consider amazing pay/benefits? Does it suffice for mind-numbing work that doesn't challenge you in life?
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jan 23, 2011 12:03pm
I too would like to know what "amazing pay/benefits" consist of at a factory job.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jan 23, 2011 12:13pm
like_that;648956 wrote:I too would like to know what "amazing pay/benefits" consist of at a factory job.
I can't speak for him, but I pay nothing for excellent insurance, good pension, and make 23+ an hour. Thats great pay and benefits around here.
Emmett Brown
Posts: 478
Jan 23, 2011 1:54pm
Able to make $100k if I want to, over $120 a month per year worked for pension. Don't pay for health care. Three paid breaks for an eight hour shift. 6 weeks vacation and 6% match in 401k. I don't have a college education so I would say these are amazing benefits and I am extremely fortunate for my job
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Jan 23, 2011 1:57pm
Ya go chiefs has it better than me and we work for the same company and I have my BSEE lol... go figure.
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bwcomet89
Posts: 633
Jan 23, 2011 2:04pm
Yeah where I work they give me free healthcare, and match 8% in 401k. The wages are mostly piece rate over there so it's all over the place. I'm hourly so at least I know what I'm getting. What I consider the best part is that they are willing to pay for my schooling when I go back so I can get my Bachelors. Kind of a win win for me.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jan 23, 2011 2:11pm
ZWICK 4 PREZ;649022 wrote:Ya go chiefs has it better than me and we work for the same company and I have my BSEE lol... go figure.
But at least you get to go to Romania? Surely that has to count for something!
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Sonofanump
Jan 23, 2011 2:15pm
Emmett Brown;649017 wrote:Able to make $100k if I want to, over $120 a month per year worked for pension. Don't pay for health care. Three paid breaks for an eight hour shift. 6 weeks vacation and 6% match in 401k. I don't have a college education so I would say these are amazing benefits and I am extremely fortunate for my job
Sounds like the company that you work for is making smart financial decisions and will be around for a long time.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Jan 23, 2011 2:33pm
If I lived up north where the weather sucks half the year I'd like a factory job because of the money etc.
I used to have a job that could put me from the ghetto to an oceanfront mansion, you just never knew what the next call was. I loved it.
I used to have a job that could put me from the ghetto to an oceanfront mansion, you just never knew what the next call was. I loved it.