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It seems to me that the employer will fund it either way. Maybe I'm misremembering stories of pensions being mismanaged and lost. I think the most important thing is that the employer actually does something to fund a retirement, in my way of thinking the 401k approach puts me in control of the money so I don't rely on someone else to not fail.

Whether it's promised bonuses, stocks, or retirement funds, my motto is always "show me the money", and I'll believe it when it's in my hands.

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

30 and out. Work for a single company for 30 years and you can retire by 50 with full pension. Doesn’t exist anymore, but it used too.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wow. All my life, 65 has been retirement age. I didn't know that it had been even earlier. I expect to work until death.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Military and government can retire after 20 years. So if you're 18 when you start college, 22 when you finish, and you get a commission as an officer, you can easily hit Major by retirement age at 42, and receive like $6000-$7000 per month, plus benefits, for the rest of your life.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

No, I just know someone who did this. Then he got a cushy job as a trans-pacific airline pilot making double his pension. He's made of money now.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Even before, people would often work later into life. Many people are fucking terrible with money and if spent poorly, you may need a job even with the pension.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Plus there are a bunch of weirdos that don't have any purpose outside of work, so they voluntarily keep working for some company.