Re: 7:33 am..got to be at work at 8:00...Who's with me?
being such horrible shape health wize --folks do not want to hire me -- my union forced to me "medically retire' ( gee I only worked 12 hours a day 7 days a week , 8 months a year for 27 years straight onboard ship- -- in the "normal world" hours worked wize thats equal to doing 8 hours a day ,7 days a week, 365 days a year without takimg a day off for 27 years --and thats not counting the rocking and rolling "ship life" factor and the not seeing loved ones issues as well) and after a mere 3 1/2 year stuggle the govt finally agreed --yep -your a "phyiscal train wreck" --so now till I croak --I ' m on the monthly dole from the union & govt. --rough job but some ones gotta do it
by the way NORMAL SIU UNION retirement only takes a mere 30 years of 8 months per year ,12 hours a day and you must be at least a minimum of 55 years old too boot --that equal to a "normal world" --8 hours a day ,7 days a week,365 days a year job for 30 years without a day off.
that is of course if you can ship out of the union hall right away when its " go to work time" -- (fairly hard to do- till you get senior status in the union -unless your willing to take some really rotten paying / highly undesirible type jobs)
would you ?
start at 25 work til your 55 --(be away from your loved ones 2/3rds of the time (8 months a year / working at least 12 hours a day ) thats equal to working a "shore job" a minumum of 8 hours a day - every day , 365 days a year, for 30 years straight
hardly anyone retires on "full" normal pension from my union by the way.--almost everyone has to go out on "medical" disabilty pension