Your job

[Corpsegrinder13]

That's all fine and dandy. Anyone can land an office job these day. I've been in fucking offices for over 7 years now and you know what? they don't give a fuckign rats ass about you! You have absolutley no job security and you get your wonderful review every year which doesn't garentee you shit! Besides, most companies cap out at 5% raises yearly and good luck finding one that also gives you cost of living increases. I can't speak for all the Teamsters Unions in the country, but the one where I live takes care of their people. And if you think they are all unskilled workers, come on up and repair oil burners and install boilers for 50 hours a week. Let's see if your office is gonna call you at 3 am when an entire apartment complex is without heat and babies are freezing and the eldery have to wear 40 blankets. I'm not looking for anyones approval here, trust me on that. In an office all they do is give a shit about themselves. if you are anywhere from middle management and below you are a worthless fucking peonn that can be replaced by 50 other people just like you. I never said that all Unions were great. I've talked with Russ about his experience with the Teamsters Union he was in, and they were very fucked up. The local I am joing does give a shit and if you being treated unfairly on a job, they will fight for you. I am doing this because I want to have a good future for my family. My benifits will extend to my wife and my eventual children. I also want to have something when I reitre other than a 401K and social security. I will have a pension which will be nice and security for the future is all I'm really concerned with. I've been in the white collar industry long enough to know that it all bullshit and the only winner are the people in the upper tier of a company. Say what you will about the Teamsters, they are still the countries strongest Union and I will be proud to call myself a member...