#JobDilemma #HighPay #AmazonWarehouseLife
Hey everyone! So, I’m currently stuck in a crappy job at an Amazon warehouse and I really need to find something that pays better. 🙁 My two options are becoming an OTR trucker, basically living on the road 24/7, or becoming a correctional officer and dealing with some not-so-great individuals all day. Both sound like a nightmare compared to Amazon, but hey, gotta upgrade in some way, right?
Here’s the deal: I’m poor and don’t really have a choice, so I need to pick one of these jobs out of necessity. But I’m curious – if you were in my shoes, which one would you choose? Or maybe you have some other suggestions that could help me out?
Here’s what I’m considering as my possible solution:
– Option 1: Becoming an OTR trucker 🚚
– Option 2: Becoming a correctional officer 🚔
Let me know your thoughts and any advice you might have! I’m open to hearing different perspectives. Thanks in advance! 🙌
Do you currently have your CDL? If not I’m guessing you are going to go to school. I don’t remember how long class A CDL school is but I would consider another program. If you have any mechanical aptitude at all, I would look into industrial maintenance. That’s what I do and that’s an almost 70k a year job to start which is a *very* good wage in my area especially for a single person. It isn’t always easy to get your foot in the door though. I have a 2 year tech degree and a little experience so it made it easier.
I have a friend whose a prison guard at a women’s prison and he likes it. He made ~$90k in overtime his first year (before wife and kids) if I recall correctly. However this is in Massachusetts and he’s in a union, so probably depends on where.
Check out any mines in your area (not sure where you live). NOT a coal mine. The local gold and silver mines in our area a paying exceedingly well for those with a CDL. Benefits are off the hook as well.
Option 3, slash a rich person’s tires
It sucks having choices, doesn’t it?
Amazon pays for WGU.
You can work at Zara and get a few promotions
Make up to 120k and general manager
Waste disposal is always an option. Good pay and unions and not a huge amount of training or specialized skill needed. Also sometimes quite literally matches the description of the job your looking for.
correctional officer. you get to beat prisoners, fuck them over and treat them inhumanely. Who cares is they are good or not, they are in prison… this they are prisoners… thus you treat them as prisoners.
Easy decision.
You don’t have to stay OTR, once you have a couple years of safe driving you can drive a truck pretty much anywhere and get a more normal working schedule by doing pickup and delivery.
TSA is always hiring.
You can make a lot of money on a prison. 24/7 facility always overtime. You can write your own check, just dealing with scum of the earth
ltl dock to driver.