Well....

so many changes..out with the old..in with the new.

Started a new job last week after 36 years at my previous one. Im 62 why am I starting all over?..like some many of my younger co-workers have done..I chased the money and got it. a series of events took place over the past year or so that told me it was time to go. First I got my Masters degree. I had been promised a better position, more pay..and so forth when I got the degree. What did I get?..an email saying great job. I eventually went and talked to my boss and he told me I had wasted my time getting the degree. I would never get much more money and basically be happy I was still employed. Well, my problem was I had seen salary surveys online during my Graduate school career that stated a average salary was xxx,xxx for a person with my qualifications and eduction. I was making xx,xxx . An entire X below the AVERAGE. Sent out one resume on a recommendation and the gentleman gave me an offer right then and there. 

I didnt understand before because I believed in loyalty to the company and the company would be loyal to me...well thats bullshit. Businesses are there to make money and employees should adopt the same attitude. If business A wont pay you what your worth..Business B will or Business C will..

I wish I had learned that earlier in my career. It might not have been such a struggle at times if I had.