I will say this it will be nice to get retirement pay even with retiring. Jon
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > I will not be eligible for SS for another 15 years or so. > > Jon > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 3:55 PM, John Hornbuckle < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The Florida Retirement System doesn’t seem all that bad. I think my FRS >> check plus Social Security plus personal investments should get me by okay >> when retirement comes. >> >> >> >> But it’ll be another 20 years before I qualify! >> >> >> >> J >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Monday, March 02, 2009 3:48 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: OT - Reduction in hours, forced to use PTO >> >> >> >> I agree with John. I had to take 3 days at Christmas because the >> University I work at decided to close for the best part of 2 weeks. Thank >> God that the rest of the days were covered by holidays. I am most >> definitely looking forward to retirement in less than 18 months. Then I >> just need to find another job and start earning my second retirement. I >> could never live on my retirement the state will give me. >> >> >> >> Jon >> >> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 3:23 PM, John Hornbuckle < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> One of the reasons I’ve been willing to live with the lower salary one >> makes in the public sector is that in return, one has great job stability. >> >> >> >> Normally. >> >> >> >> These days, that has been turned on its head; public sector jobs are >> providing neither stability nor good pay. >> >> >> >> I’m just thankful that my job is such that literally no one else in our >> organization can do it, and the things I do absolutely **must** be done. >> Getting rid of me wouldn’t save any money, unless they replaced me with >> someone less expensive. And considering how modest my salary is, that’s not >> very likely even in the current economic climate. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> John Hornbuckle >> >> MIS Department >> >> Taylor County School District >> >> 318 North Clark Street >> >> Perry, FL 32347 >> >> >> >> www.taylor.k12.fl.us >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Joe Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Monday, March 02, 2009 3:11 PM >> >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> >> *Subject:* RE: OT - Reduction in hours, forced to use PTO >> >> >> >> I work for the state of California, and just narrowly dodged layoffs. My >> union has agreed to a 4.62% paycut (one day salary), from now through June >> 2010. I still fear that Ahnold will come back and say it’s not enough, and >> layoffs are still needed, but I do have some protection from that now. Also >> in the Tentative Agreement with the union is that our members cannot be laid >> off unless the agency we work for is eliminated, or the facilities we work >> at are closed. Even then, because of the agreement, they will give me >> another job… within 10% of my current salary, and within 50 miles of my >> home. So, theoretically, I could end up taking another 10% cut and >> increasing my drive to work from 6.5 miles to 50… >> >> >> >> Joy, oh Joy…hanging on by my fingertips. >> >> >> >> Joe Heaton >> >> Employment Training Panel >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
