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  1. Skywalker

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    This really puts my life into perspective. I graduated high school in May of 1996. If I had joined the Navy, as originally planned, I would be 2 and a half years away from retiring w. 50% benefits :sad:

    I don't regret the choices I made, I just wonder what things would have been like.
     
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  3. Skywalker

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    I've been doing the same thing for the last 8 1/2 years.
     
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    I just realized im older than dirt. 34 years this coming june.
     
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    3 1/2 years. Corporate Asset Coordinator for a Home Infusion company
     
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  6. Scott/IL

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    2 years and 3 months. Love the field I am in, but not my company. Despite doing something I enjoy, and dealing with a field in the company I have helped grow, I find myself wanting to pursue other opportunities or go back to school more and more because of the higher ups here.
     
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  7. Afflicted

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    Started working for myself at age 23 so about 28 years. My boss is a real A- holes though.
     
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  8. Art Vandelay

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    14 years, them concrete forms seem heavier than they did back then.
     
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  9. jrk_indle84

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    Ha think they get heavier every year.
     
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  10. Art Vandelay

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    Yup, no one wants to scrape the crete off. Just keeps building up.
     
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    Ha ha we usually so a decent job on everything. You don't wanna see our 4 foot forms though, they kinda get neglected are are pretty bad.
     
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  12. dmen

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    18 years march 31, bought my military time so it will be 22 years towards retirement.
     
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    with 33 years military, if I got a gov't job and bought back my military time, wouldn't I be able to retire on the day I started?
     
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    20 Years at Coca Cola and 6 years building and owning Bow String Depot.


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    7 years for me.
     
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    20 years this year!
     
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    8 months and loving every second of it! Look what I found today at work...

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    I've only had two REAL jobs. My first job I was at for 7 months and then relocated to NC this past July and have been at my current job for 5 months.
     
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    I've been commercial fishing for 27 years.I didn't think I had been doing it that long but the math don't lie. I've had a few public jobs when I was younger for about 3 years but still fished. I was laid off in 1991 and have been fishing full time ever since. Its been a tough life but I don't think I could have done anything else.
     
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    I have been with my company now two years on Wednesday, but I recently accepted a new position and started it about three weeks ago.
     
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