Just got my 6th pension (non government) 1st of Jan. Had t make it a paper check so it counts for 2020, not DD for 2019 for IRMAA & Roth eligibility. Just switched it back to DD. Unlike SS, the estimates of which kept going up year after year, my pension kept dropping (unless I was promoted with a larger raise) because of the screwy way my company calculated it as an estimate. As SS increased, the pension decreased, though the net amount was always higher. Company logic was they paid in to SS, so they got to claim some credit. Still, my single one with 27 years credit ended up being 35% of my last years base pay and is twice the size of my first engineering paycheck out of college, and back then, I thought I was rich! It is 4 times larger than both of DWs teaching ones combined (two states, 15 years each). All 3 cover required expenses nicely, and our SS (when I file) will be almost as much again. Agree 100% that it is very nice to be paid for having a pulse!
