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Been on the rr for seven yrs. Prior to that I worked in a KS flour mill for 17 yrs which was a dirty, noisy, flithly, labor intense , miserable job that went on seven days a wk with hardly any days off. I don't really like the rr as there is always silly, changing rules and regulations, miserable hours, going to work tired most of the time and having to put up w/management bs. The good side is that the work is not physically demanding, you spend most of the time sitting down and the pay for the work performed is quite well. However, the most attracting segement of rr emloyment is not mainly the wages but the retirement. It is second to none. My goal is to retire at the earliest possible time, I put 25% into the 401k, spend my money wisely and hope to be out of the rr in just 18-20 yrs from now at age 60-62. I will not work past age 62. Period. This is what keeps me going and the reason for working on the rr--early retirement
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