[enRo]

Well, if some of you dont know, Im 21 years old, and Im a garbage man for a living. I pick up trash for the township I live in, for a base salary of $41,000 without tips, selling garbage picks, or overtime. If I included that, I'd round it anywhere between $45,000 - $48,000 per year. My hours at my current job now are 5:30AM-2:30PM and alot of overtime in the fall and winter. In roughly 2 years, I will be upgraded to "driver's pay" which will mean I will be making a base salary around $50,000. Anyway, a job was posted in the township for a foreman/asst supervizor in the sewer departmint. The requirements are that you worked for the township for 5 years, class B CD-L , other small things, and will be sent out to school for "knowledge" if you dont already have it (which basically means, they will put me through school to learn ****, seriously) . The hours would be 9:00AM - 5:00PM, and the pay will be $81,000/yr . Now, if your thinking TAKE THE SEWER JOB FOR THE MONEY , this is where it gets tricky on my part. Of course the money is great, but look where I'll be working. Ive been there a cpl times to pick up their dumpsters and it was the only time I gagged at my job cuz the air was so putrid with "****". I seriously had a loss of breath. The smell of garbage doesnt bother me at all, but the **** smell lingering in the air just killed it. Then think of the hours... I get out at 2:30PM now and have 8-9 hours to do anything as I please for the rest of the day... with this sewer job, ill be getting out at 5 and i really wont be able to do anything... by the time I get out of work, the day is almost over. My job now is basically my workout for the day, cuz I lift anywhere from 12 tons - @16 tons a day (in Autumn during compost season, its around the 35 ton range) ... and the good part about this posting is I basically sit on my ass all day at the sewer plant and study "****" . I dunno, is it worth it? Id like to hear some thoughts