The military has the happiest employees
The Christian Science Monitor tells the story that when an online career guidance firm, CareerBliss, polled folks in regards to their current employer, the top eleven employers included all of the military services and the Army Reserve;
CareerBliss used independent reviews to evaluate companies based on opportunities for growth, compensation, benefits, work-life balance, career advancement, senior management, job security and whether the employee would recommend the company to others.
In a review from the more than one thousand appraisals written by military members in 2010, an Army administrator in Georgia wrote, “Serving in the Army offered the ultimate job security, not to mention an unmatched benefits package. It was also a good source of gaining valuable technical and real-life experience.”
It was the hardest job I’ve ever had to leave. Even factoring in all of the miserable days and nights and the low pay (I made $156/month as an E-1, which is more than I make as a blogger), it’s the only place (besides this job as a blogger) I got paid to be an asshole.
The hardest thing I’ve had to do is be is a former soldier with world events swirling around me and I can’t be a part of it. I guess that’s why I volunteered to go back on active duty in 2006.
“Despite challenges that may occur when serving our country, including the possibility of going to war, the military provides many of the essential elements to finding happiness at work, including having a meaningful impact on the world, having true camaraderie with your co-workers and having the opportunities to develop skills,” Brummel said.
Only those who’ve never served can’t understand why we loved it so much.
Category: Military issues
I’m a young whippersnapper, but I did spend seven years in civilian employment prior to joining the Army. The Army is the best job I’ve had, bar none. Civilian jobs were too easy to leave when I got pissed off or tired of working there. The Army has its up and down days but the last thing on my mind is walking out or not going into work. For a person like me, this form of job security is as important as the fact I can’t get fired or laid off. Speaking of which, the last civilian job I had was one I loved and thought I’d be doing for a long while. Until September 10, 2001, when my employer of two years laid me off.
In seven years as a (young) civilian I went from $4.25/hr at McDonalds to $12/hr as a road technician servicing material handling equipment. In nine years as a Soldier I’ve come from E-1 to E-6, seen a few different countries, met Presidents and other powerful people, and had a lifetime of experiences. All this while serving in a military I love, with excellent pay (to me) and benefits.
I retire next year after 27 yeras of doing this sh**. I know I am going to miss it.
“The hardest thing I’ve had to do is be is a former soldier with world events swirling around me and I can’t be a part of it.”
Tell me about it.
Congrats Dutch…and yes, you will….
The hardest thing I’ve had to do is be is a former soldier with world events swirling around me and I can’t be a part of it.
Amen…
Been retired for 12 years now. I still miss it.
As well as the other reasons mentioned above, there was the lack of monotony in the day-to-day job. One could NEVER call it routine.
There are days (weeks) when I wish I was 30 years younger to do it all over again.