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Retirement is not very voluntary in this industry, in my experience. The majority of the tugboat captains I have encountered are not in good health and lose the
by mcculley 3y ago
Retirement is not very voluntary in this industry, in my experience. The majority of the tugboat captains I have encountered are not in good health and lose their annual USCG medical approval before 65.
- hotpotamus 3y agoYou're not really selling the job very well. I often hear about how people used to jump at job opportunities like this or working on pipelines or other infrastructure that required them to work remotely, and I wonder if there's some nostalgia colored glasses there, or if these jobs used to pay a lot better in inflation adjusted terms. Or if maybe there are just better employment options these days.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> or if these jobs used to pay a lot better in inflation adjusted terms. If not inflation-adjusted, possibly in compared-to-best-alternative terms.
- mcculley 3y agoThere are definitely better employment options these days.