As a Classified (Non-teaching) employee of Eugene School District 4j for over 30 years, the PROMISE of a decent PERS retirement was the only thing that kept me there.  I was a full-time, 12 month employee there, and the LOUSY wages, were off-set somewhat by the benefits.  After 30+ years of service, I currently get less than $3,000.00 a month in retirement income (and I matched the school district's contribution dollar for dollar, so without me matching those funds, I would be receiving less than $1,500.00 per month.  If anyone thinks that my retirement is "VERY Generous", I'd urge you to "think again".  Yes, the "Certified" staff  and "Administrators" receive what I'd call "generous" retirement benefits (at least DOUBLE what I get), but they had the time and expense of college to make those wages, so in retrospect, I feel that they've "earned" those benefits too.