Livin' the dream

I was a conductor for BNSF railway for 8.5yrs. Union job, great retirement, good benefits. Downfall is Reagan took all the bite out of our unions. everytime we said it couldn't get any worse, it did. Our away from home time nearly doubled, our rest at home time got shorter. Brass made days off nearly impossible. I got to the point that I hated going to work, and that spilled over into my personal life. I told myself I either had to suck it up for another 30 yrs or get a new career before it was too late.