Benefits Package

Filled out the benefits package application for my workplace, now as a permanent employee, I get one.  It is awesome!  Drug plan, dental, life insurance, accident insurance, pension plan, vacation, and sick leave.  All sorts of stuff.  I took a real pay cut coming to work for this company, granted i would be working for a new company and would have to rise up the ranks again, but starting at $18/hour or more in Landscaping, or starting at $14/hour at this job in retail, it is a no brainer.  Landscaping, 50-60 hours a week, retail cut off at 40 hours.  No brainer.  I should have stayed in Landscaping, three of the past four landscaping companies I worked for got me fast raises and large paychecks.  The retail less money.  Friends they continued in landscaping and got a major pay jump this year, I took a hit.  But, I am now working less hours in the winter, but I am working and I am not on EI.  True I am getting less money than I would have gotten landscaping.  But now I get benefits like the above.  Less money more in my pocket I think.  

Great year, but, why am I so unhappy?