Narrowing the Job Search
After doing some more research, I've decided to keep my job search quite narrow. Normally this is a terrible idea. However, I have my reasons. Here are my current job hunting goals:
1) Apply only for jobs that can count as service toward my pension. That means anything with TRS or ERS (the latter can be transferred). Why:
a) Every year I work, I qualify for an extra year of retirement pay. (That's tens of thousands of dollars.)
b) Every year I work, I add 2.3% of the average of my 5 most highly-paid years to my retirement salary forever. (It would take quite a lot of savings to generate that much money myself.)
2) Apply only for UT jobs. Why:
a) If my last job where I qualify for insurance is a state job that is not one of the UT system components, I can't get the good, free health insurance. (The alternative is a high-deductible health insurance is fine for now, but might not stay fine all the way until I am 65.)
b) The other UT system components are farther away than I want to commute.
3) Don't apply for UTemp jobs. They do not count toward the pension. I suppose I could get one of these in the near future and keep hunting for other jobs.
This is very limiting. I'm going to a retirement presentation next week to confirm all this.
1) Apply only for jobs that can count as service toward my pension. That means anything with TRS or ERS (the latter can be transferred). Why:
a) Every year I work, I qualify for an extra year of retirement pay. (That's tens of thousands of dollars.)
b) Every year I work, I add 2.3% of the average of my 5 most highly-paid years to my retirement salary forever. (It would take quite a lot of savings to generate that much money myself.)
2) Apply only for UT jobs. Why:
a) If my last job where I qualify for insurance is a state job that is not one of the UT system components, I can't get the good, free health insurance. (The alternative is a high-deductible health insurance is fine for now, but might not stay fine all the way until I am 65.)
b) The other UT system components are farther away than I want to commute.
3) Don't apply for UTemp jobs. They do not count toward the pension. I suppose I could get one of these in the near future and keep hunting for other jobs.
This is very limiting. I'm going to a retirement presentation next week to confirm all this.