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Possible Job Change

Posted by Job on 1/19/2021, 7:21 am

Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with working for their schools Maintenence Department? Would TRS still apply here? Any thoughts at all appreciated. Im in my 10th year and just evaluating if I want to do this for another 20.

Thank you

Re: Possible Job Change

Posted by Rona on 1/19/2021, 1:07 pm, in reply to "Possible Job Change"

Any and all positions at a school pays into TRS. So yes.

Re: Possible Job Change

Posted by YES on 1/19/2021, 11:44 am, in reply to "Possible Job Change"

TRS would apply to any job within a public k-12 school district.

Re: Possible Job Change

Posted by MS on 1/19/2021, 11:08 am, in reply to "Possible Job Change"

I've been where you are and I'm there again. At ten years, I took a year off. I was lucky to find a job when I came back.

Lucky and unlucky. After ten years I feel like leaving and taking your TRS and moving it to 401K is not a bad deal.

Now I'm 20 years in and I feel like its too late and I need to just tough it out. This year has been tough and this new district is even tougher.

My advice: if you are going to leave, do it now while you can still make your retirement goals. You can still work in another profession and be ok.

Re: Possible Job Change

Posted by opposite on 1/19/2021, 5:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Possible Job Change"

15 years in other jobs, now almost ten years in public school. I feel like I'll never be able to retire. Sorry to hijack the thread.

Re: Possible Job Change

Posted by Reader on 1/20/2021, 9:29 am, in reply to "Re: Possible Job Change"

Read the retirement info carefully. You CAN retire before hitting 30 years, and without the rule of 90. You just don't get as much money out of your pension. Hopefully in your other 15 years you put some money aside in a 401k or something. Combine it all and you can still come out OK.

Re: Possible Job Change

Posted by Yes on 1/19/2021, 10:12 am, in reply to "Possible Job Change"

TRS does still pay at our district. I know some do not, but they pay into Social Security.

My advice... get out now if you are wanting to. I am in year 22 and I don't see it getting better. Just my opinion.

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