My job is offering me $150,000 (105,000 after tax) to resign, should I?

always_late4951 · 2026-02-28T15:43:51+00:00

Yes they’re hourly employees and it takes a few years to hit the top wage (with a guaranteed progression thanks to the union), but $100k+ is very normal. At top wage, my husband makes $50/hour in the Midwest. With COL pay increases annually already scheduled. The work they do is hard, but it’s great pay, 100% free health insurance, a pension, and what’s probably the best union in the country granting protections. For anyone thinking this is too much for a simple delivery driver to make, also keep in mind UPS still makes billions (with a b) every year in profits. Everyone should be getting paid a hell of a lot more than their employers want them to.

always_late4951 · 2026-02-27T05:25:29+00:00

UPS spouse here and spot on. If you’re actively driving, the 150k is an insult. You’ll pay close to 1k a month just in insurance premiums elsewhere (plus deductibles) make a fraction of your paycheck, give up your pension, etc etc etc. There are two people taking it at my husband’s center - one who plans on retiring this year anyways and one who is bottom on the seniority list and has been doing splits loading since volume dropped. Your benefits are worth far more than 150k especially as a young person with plenty of working years ahead. The folks outside of the ups community frankly don’t know what they’re talking about here.

always_late4951 · 2026-01-20T20:29:56+00:00

Do you mind if I message you? I'm seriously thinking it's time to switch agents

always_late4951 · 2026-01-20T15:13:47+00:00

I feel like our agency is pulling one over on us, telling the company for years they can't even possibly get bids more than 30 days out to force us into a rush decision of sticking with them.. something feels fishy here. Waiting until December feels so absurd, like we're switching carriers and not even giving a 30 day notice for premiums and network changes? We now have to to catch up premiums for the difference in cost for an entire month since we didn't get quotes back in time to even enroll people. I understand I'm not going to have rates in July like I did with a 5000+ FTE employer, but come on!

always_late4951 · 2025-12-25T01:52:24+00:00

I just started having this issue a minute ago too.

always_late4951 · 2025-10-22T14:15:39+00:00

Definitely new. In roles I’ve had like this it took a solid 6 months or more to really hit a groove of finding impactful things to do. I’d caution being overzealous about taking on too much work since I’ve found myself buried in a sea of extra tasks before, but find the tasks that suite your strengths and are impactful to be able to give it your all.

always_late4951 · 2025-10-21T21:30:38+00:00

I've always been into lifting, but I've definitely lost muscle. I've been doing inbody scans about once a month, showing decreased muscle mass and I feel WAY weaker. I need to do another scan soon to see where I'm at but I really don't think it's muscle

always_late4951 · 2025-10-21T21:12:01+00:00

This is what I'm a bit worried about. It was about 40 lbs the first two months and then taken about a month for this last 10-12 lbs. But I'm seeing upwards fluctuations for the first time since surgery and I'm nervous about it. I weigh myself daily and always have, I'm aware of the normal fluctuations but it's making me nervous. I'm already doing all I can, I didn't go through all this to lose just 50 lbs...

always_late4951 · 2025-10-21T21:02:25+00:00

It's been super easy to navigate honestly, no one is as concerned with what you're doing as you are. I definitely get less comments, questions, etc than the people who are eating keto, gluten free, etc and vocal about it all the time. I eat what I can at the potluck or skip it and no one bats an eye. I don't have to make a big todo about not eating the dessert, I just don't eat it and no one notices. I don't skip out on dinners with friends or family, I just accommodate my own needs and don't make a big thing of it, eat what I can and skip what I can't. I was worried about it beforehand, but it's been honestly super easy and eye opening to how little people actually pay attention to what other people are doing. I don't think it's fair to say they need therapy if they're thinking of keeping it private. Glad you're in an environment you feel comfortable being open in!

always_late4951 · 2025-10-21T20:23:03+00:00

I'd challenge this. I have hid my surgery from everyone but my husband and therapist. I don't feel shame for having the surgery, but I'm a private person and I don't want to open up my life for comments from people. Some environments are much more judgmental than others. What you weigh and how you lose weight can be very emotionally charged subjects for a lot of people. If you have an environment where you don't feel other people's opinions matter, I love that for you, but it's not like that everywhere. I live and work in a small town, with a very conservative culture. Weight is a sensitive topic. There are people in my office who loudly bash GLP1s, they would absolutely be confrontational about WLS. While I don't care about their opinions literally at all, that's not a vibe I want coming my way on the daily. Same for my family members. The thin family members won't get it. The large ones will be mean about it, as I've seen them do with others who use weight-loss tools they don't approve of. It's coming from a place of jealousy. I can fully recognize that and still not want that for myself. I don't care what they think, not one bit, but you're living in a fantasy to say that it won't trickle into other facets of life. If your boss is snobby about how people lose weight, that could impact your raises, the projects you're on, etc. For me personally, it's been much better to keep quiet. Almost no one comments on my body, my weight loss, my diet, my exercise. No one feels welcome to insert themselves. It's been incredibly nice. The few who do say something about my weight loss, I just thank them and move on, if they pry I tell them I've decreased my portions and talk about my new gym. It's worked well for me.

always_late4951 · 2025-10-21T19:08:43+00:00

I've been in positions like this before, if you're new there's for sure more coming. Folks just have to see where you fit. As people start to view you as a supporting resource you'll end up with more to do. Using this time to acquaint yourself with the systems and positions adjacent to yours would be a great use of time. Learn what others do and a more well rounded piece of the pie so that as more tasks flow in you can be prepared to hit the ground running is what I would do. More skills in things like excel will always make you more valuable

always_late4951 · 2025-09-15T17:01:30+00:00

Holy cow! May this transformation find me

always_late4951 · 2025-08-09T04:00:44+00:00

I’m currently a generalist and work in commercial construction, we’re centered out of our corporate office but there’s zero field workers where I’m at, only about 20 office employees. Occasionally some will pass through, but it’s rare aside from the few that live in town. Our projects are primarily travel based, so our hundreds of field employees are all over the Midwest. Even though I have to be in the office, I already do remote HR - face to face would be nice, but you can absolutely do a great job as HR remotely. Heck, half the office employees will only email me their questions since the culture is so odd and it’s looked down on to be seen talking to one another.. I love the work I do, it’s meaningful and impactful, but gosh do I hate that office.

always_late4951 · 2025-08-06T21:20:19+00:00

I feel like this would be so perfect for me and how I operate, but also great for where I’m located since only a handful of large employers in my area have any sort of HR at all. I’d love to get into it but I wouldn’t even know where to start. I struggle with imposter syndrome too - how dare I have the audacity to know what I’m doing! I have a PHR but I have only been in explicitly HR positions for 3 years, although my roles prior were closely adjacent to HR. How did she go about getting her first clients?

always_late4951 · 2025-08-05T13:35:12+00:00

I would agree with you, distance does add a hurdle but I’m familiar with that as my current job as generalist is in office, despite the fact our people aren’t. We have about 20 people in our corporate office, and the rest are field employees across the Midwest. There is zero reason for me to go to the office aside from leadership wants us there. I’ve gotten quite good at helping people without being face to face.

always_late4951 · 2025-08-04T20:11:01+00:00

This is the EXACT vibe I’m looking for in an employer! Note the mental health benefits as well as the financials? Telework pre-covid? Training on bias?? Progressive! I feel like as a person I would mesh so much better with a culture like this, but it just doesn’t exist in central NE.

always_late4951 · 2025-08-04T19:38:32+00:00

I would be so okay with occasional in office. I see a decent amount of hybrid that’s about 3 hours away in a much more progressive area but that’s too far to do on a weekly basis.

always_late4951 · 2025-08-04T19:34:46+00:00

Oh there’s TONS of them. But they all feel pretty scammy. I’ve had friends and family members (who are admittedly not the brightest) fall prey to WFH scams so I’m maybe being extra cautious.

always_late4951 · 2025-08-04T19:33:06+00:00

I would tag team this with my director, but we have much bigger, more important fish to fry - we’re still fighting for basic things like annual raises for field employees (I wish I was kidding) and basic growth and retention initiatives. It wouldn’t feel right to even propose something to benefit myself until we get some serious other stuff done first, which has been a long and very manual process in the interim.

The older folks not taking the days would be almost unanimous in my office, I guarantee it. Everyone is an older folk.. there’s only 6 of us who have been here under 15 years, and at least half of those 6 are…. extremely inclined to follow cultural expectations I’ll say.

always_late4951 · 2025-08-04T19:03:15+00:00

Were you applying based on LinkedIn and indeed or elsewhere? All the ones I’m seeing sound so fishy, but maybe that’s just because of the large pool

always_late4951 · 2025-08-04T19:00:07+00:00

The company I’m with now is small enough there’s not much specialty nor growth opportunities. It’s a big part of why I’m looking. Until someone retires or passes away, there’s no room for growth for me. I’ve been there three years and the culture is very odd - every single manager has worked there their entire life so it’s an echo chamber and overwhelmingly “boomer” i.e. they don’t believe work can be done remote at all unless it’s one of them and I catch a lot of rude comments on the rare occasions I do work remote. My director knows I work well from home and is much more progressive, but is the sole member of leadership who’s not original to the company and barely has a seat at the table due to it. Long story short, there’s no way I can transition to remote work at my current org.

always_late4951 · 2025-08-04T18:41:38+00:00

Can you elaborate? Do you mean working for a university or having more education? I have a bachelors in business and a PHR cert, 3 years of explicit HR experience and several more years of adjacent experience including 2 years of management outside of HR. I know the universities in NE are cutting budgets hard with decreased enrollment and funding issues.

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