Pros
-Medical and dental benefits are awesome (low copays) -Pension -Overtime after 5 hour for part-timers -Tuition reimbursement -Union -Vacation time -Variety of jobs -Weekends off -Paid holidays -Work is done at the end of shift unlike other jobs when work can drag on for weeks or months. Every day is a new beginning.
Kontras
-Extreme temperatures, no a/c or heat -Very physical work (I was told when I was hired to get a feel for the job I should pick up a box of paper and move it across the room and then repeat for 3 hours.) -Hard to get full time work, especially if you don’t want to drive. I been bidding for 10 years and not full time yet. -No AEDs for employee safety (one death by heart attack is one too many) -Management make you feel like a number, won’t consider worker input. -Even though part time you work 5 days a week, would rather work the same hours in less days. -No long term disability for part-timer, not good if you get a illness that knocks you down for a while.