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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1518133" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>Everyone has their circumstances. Yours are particularly tough. Starting at 46 years old, then waiting "maybe" 7 years for a full time driving job puts you at a minimum, at age 53. You would have a 4 year progression rate to make full pay, that puts you at 57 years old before you would be making full driver pay.</p><p></p><p>At this point, your body wouldnt be able to handle the aspects of the driving job. At 50 years old, drivers begin to break down, or get worn out. vision gets bad, health isnt what it used to be and recovery time from a days work starts to take longer.</p><p></p><p>Assuming you could handle the job at 57, you would never make feeder unless you were in an outlying area with limited opportunities to go feeders. By the time you had the package job down and fully understood, you would be at least 60 years old.</p><p></p><p>There really is no pension advantage for you, but the health benefits could make the difference for all the pain and suffering you are about to endure.</p><p></p><p>Projections by recruiters are NEVER what they tell you, and it could be as long as 10 to 15 years before you will ever drive a package car and at that point, it would be a complete waste of your time. Your physical limitations as a 60+ years driver would never allow you to work for 30 years. The package job is tough and harsh on the human body and unless you lived your life with a high cardio routine, your body would never handle the stress of the job.</p><p></p><p>Working in the hub can NEVER get your body up to speed for package, just as feeders slows down the human body once a driver leaves package.</p><p></p><p>There are plenty of 20 somethings and 30 somethings that cant handle the job physically and pushing the envelope at 50+ reduces the odds that you will make it.</p><p></p><p>As for your plan, well, it isnt much of a plan. </p><p></p><p>In the alternative, what I would do if I were you, would be to start with the company and learn all aspects of the hub operations, then put in your letter of intent to become a supervisor. There, you could extend a career with UPS, maybe not 30 years but surely longer than you would have lasted in package. </p><p></p><p>In our contract, it takes 20 years of full time driving to get a combo job inside the hub after package if your body cant handle the job any longer, that would make you over 70 years old. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully, you can see the picture that is in front of you. I know you probably feel good today and consider yourself to be in good health, but I can assure you, you are in no shape to handle the package delivery job for 20 plus years.</p><p></p><p>We have had success stories with over 70 year old drivers, but the difference is, that they were raised in the system, and worked their way year after year to the point where they conditioned their bodies to handle the job. This takes years to establish. Only the best have managed to make it that far. The majority of drivers on the other hand retire long before that. </p><p></p><p>No number of feel good encouragements can counter the reality of the human body.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>TOS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1518133, member: 17969"] Everyone has their circumstances. Yours are particularly tough. Starting at 46 years old, then waiting "maybe" 7 years for a full time driving job puts you at a minimum, at age 53. You would have a 4 year progression rate to make full pay, that puts you at 57 years old before you would be making full driver pay. At this point, your body wouldnt be able to handle the aspects of the driving job. At 50 years old, drivers begin to break down, or get worn out. vision gets bad, health isnt what it used to be and recovery time from a days work starts to take longer. Assuming you could handle the job at 57, you would never make feeder unless you were in an outlying area with limited opportunities to go feeders. By the time you had the package job down and fully understood, you would be at least 60 years old. There really is no pension advantage for you, but the health benefits could make the difference for all the pain and suffering you are about to endure. Projections by recruiters are NEVER what they tell you, and it could be as long as 10 to 15 years before you will ever drive a package car and at that point, it would be a complete waste of your time. Your physical limitations as a 60+ years driver would never allow you to work for 30 years. The package job is tough and harsh on the human body and unless you lived your life with a high cardio routine, your body would never handle the stress of the job. Working in the hub can NEVER get your body up to speed for package, just as feeders slows down the human body once a driver leaves package. There are plenty of 20 somethings and 30 somethings that cant handle the job physically and pushing the envelope at 50+ reduces the odds that you will make it. As for your plan, well, it isnt much of a plan. In the alternative, what I would do if I were you, would be to start with the company and learn all aspects of the hub operations, then put in your letter of intent to become a supervisor. There, you could extend a career with UPS, maybe not 30 years but surely longer than you would have lasted in package. In our contract, it takes 20 years of full time driving to get a combo job inside the hub after package if your body cant handle the job any longer, that would make you over 70 years old. Hopefully, you can see the picture that is in front of you. I know you probably feel good today and consider yourself to be in good health, but I can assure you, you are in no shape to handle the package delivery job for 20 plus years. We have had success stories with over 70 year old drivers, but the difference is, that they were raised in the system, and worked their way year after year to the point where they conditioned their bodies to handle the job. This takes years to establish. Only the best have managed to make it that far. The majority of drivers on the other hand retire long before that. No number of feel good encouragements can counter the reality of the human body. Good luck. TOS. [/QUOTE]
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