I retired from local Deere farm equip dealership 11 years ago this month. Made $11 and hour and full health ins. No 401K or retirement plans. I had only worked there four years as I spent first 37 years at IH and CaseIH dealership. I was top paid at IH and in the middle at Deere. When I started at IH dealer I was paid by the month, $220, 54 hour week, one week vacation, no health ins, not even covered by unemployment ins as not enough employees in them days. Stayed broke enough so had to have the next pay check to live and no time to look for another better job. I always enjoyed figuring out how things worked and when I started working there I had three years of Army experience repairing motor trucks. Thought I would get a job as auto mechanic, could not find a job so was offered this one on tractors. Never even drove a diesel let alone repaired one. Ended up doing a lot of pump work and aways liked doing that although it was intense. Would I have done it differently, I don't really know. Every one of my friends and relatives that have died didn't seem to take much with them to the cemetery. I have always been able to get by, don't know if I will much longer but that isn't for me to decide anymore. OH, I did make a little more the last couple years I worked at CASEIH dealer but I could not stomach the new ownerships way of doing bussiness. I kind of liked to repair things and not just replace it and actually repair what needs repairing.
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