Question for you FED Umpires

[scarolinablue]

Guess I feel pretty lucky. I've worked for the same employer for 15 years (next Friday). I've been doing HS ball for 5 years now, but it did take shifting to a new position with less stringent "be at work until 5 o'clock" requirements to really make it happen. In other words, I used to work in a manufacturing plant where the whip was cracked hard if you left work before 6 pm...tough days, those. Now, in a product development atmosphere, it's much more flexible for me...I just come in a little early or work through lunch and head out when I need to that day. Fortunately, in SC, most varsity games don't start until 6 or 7 pm, unless it's on the rare field that doesn't have lights. Of course, having a boss that doesn't mind me doing this helps also, but we work enough at home and travel a good bit that the couple of us that umpire don't feel the least bit guilty leaving an hour early if need be...the man is still getting his money's worth out of us.