Why you should hire a vet
Tman sends us a link to the story of a 91-year-old Marine veteran, Morris Wilkinson, who fought in the pacific during WWII who is still on the job at the Post Office in Alabama with 70 years of federal service;
His shoes are always meticulously shined. His hair is always perfectly in place. He’s cordial and courteous, and he’s loath to shirk a single obligation. In fact, he refused to be interviewed for this story until he was off the clock because he had no interest in “wasting time.”
Thanks for your service, Morris. Your story is one that will dissipate the Hollywood version of what war veterans should be like. Employers, hire a veteran and he may still be on the job 70 years from now.
Category: Veterans Issues
Its a work ethic that is sadly hard to find anymore.
I, sadly, disagree. I see him as greedy and selfish; at least 2 other people could have been hired and retired in his 70 span, even giving him time to retire at full benefits.
After 30 yrs, what is there to gain? He won’t necessarily make any more money (not with COLA adjustments on retirement). He could have retired and gone and pumped gas, or work at the hardware, or anything else he might have wanted- all with the security of his retirement there.
But no- he stuck around, way past his ‘prime’, and due to how union seniority works, kept anyone else from being as effective.
Good on him for keeping to it- but enough is enough…
Retirement after 20-30 years is a relatively new phenomena. Folks I know from that generation tended to stay in their jobs, gumming up the top – just as the folks 2 generations ahead of them did the same thing in their day. Just like I intend to do to the generation just being born.
Mr. Wolf, I assume the sarcasm tag was omitted there. Thank you sir for saving my tax dollars by saving me someone else’s benefits. Further, I bet he moves faster than most postal employees.