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Old 08-30-2013, 06:31 PM
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I haven't seen this done before on this forum. If I missed it. I apologize.

I'm a material handler in the shipping and receiving department for a large pharmaceutical company in Cambridge Mass. I've been there for just over a year. It's an amazing place to work. I love it.
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I work for an oil and gas EPC engineering company (offshore division). We design offshore production platforms. Here are a couple of pics from the project that I am working on. The construction is taking place in Louisiana and it is scheduled to set sail in 24 weeks.
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Outstanding! That whole "working" thing is WAY overrated.......
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Right On.....Union and proud!! IAFF Dave.
Nice. And you got to retire at 52. Even nicer.

Our pension has unfortunately gone to hell, though. $50/credit year, 1900hr/credit year(anyone familiar with the trade knows this is quite improbable in a calendar year), and a retirement age of 65. We've basically gotta start lining up retirement on our own, otherwise we'll be at this a VERY long time.. Luckily our hall does have an annuity set up too, so it's not all bad... Aside from the embarrassing pension, definitely proud to be union...

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Just retired from the US Air Force today--8/31/13! I was a Aircraft Electrician for 20 years and now I am in Denver as an Avionics QA inspector. I am proud of the time I served and of the places I have been; now I am happy to wear shorts to work and having facial hair.
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Just retired from the US Air Force today--8/31/13! I was a Aircraft Electrician for 20 years and now I am in Denver as an Avionics QA inspector. I am proud of the time I served and of the places I have been; now I am happy to wear shorts to work and having facial hair.


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+1. Very appreciative of the time served. My father was a career military man as well. Sometimes wish I'd followed in his foot steps but became a corporate lawyer instead.
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This thread was put in the watercooler section, which is technically the correct place. I thought it would be a fun thread so I moved it.
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I've been a bicycle mechanic since 2001, Hydraulics before that.
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Just retired from the US Air Force today--8/31/13! I was a Aircraft Electrician for 20 years and now I am in Denver as an Avionics QA inspector. I am proud of the time I served and of the places I have been; now I am happy to wear shorts to work and having facial hair.
Congrats! I retired from active duty 8 years ago, and now I work for an other Federal Agency.
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