In 1980, I made $23,409 working at a grocery store

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59. Wanted more from life, so I quit and joined the US Navy

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Went from making $1,950 a month, to an E1 making $650 a month, but I did get three squares a day, plus Midrats and a nice 3-high coffin-locker rack to sleep in.

It took some time, but I turned that into a 30 year career and eventually earned a commission as an LDO Officer.

Met the women of my dreams and touched every continent.

Turned out to be a wise choice. Big Bear was eventually sold to a NJ Grocery conglomerate that immediately transfered a bunch of debt onto it, and the last Big Bear store closed sometime in the late 90's.

Employees got pennies on the dollar for their pensions.

It really is a sad story of what "unregulated" capitalism did to a lot of regional companies.

Google; "What Happened to Big Bear Supermarkets, Columbus Ohio" for some gory details.