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<blockquote data-quote="The Milkman" data-source="post: 2096766" data-attributes="member: 22760"><p>Depending on how old you start at UPS, Working to near 60 will just make it tougher on your body when you limp out the door. Your quality of life after work to me is more important than the money. Retiree healthcare will be a non issue because at 65 -67 most will go on SS. I left at 55, and I have seen many a member die before retirement and many have surgeries before (knees) and after retirement (hips). Today's drivers are blessed to have power steering, automatics, and lower steps (to name a few) to help them deal with the daily beating we took prior to those luxuries. Everyone will have to weigh at that time what is more important to them in their Golden Years..Despite many Comp injuries and surgeries I still made it out it in somewhat decent shape. We can't buy time after we leave, so the earlier the better choice was for me. One good thing we had going in our Local was senior drivers could transfer out off the road to work inside as porters, clerks, counter clerks, overgoods clerks, and car washers thus giving their bodies a break while they inched towards retirement. Although you took a pretty good pay rate cut it was still an alternative that many locals do not have, but should</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Milkman, post: 2096766, member: 22760"] Depending on how old you start at UPS, Working to near 60 will just make it tougher on your body when you limp out the door. Your quality of life after work to me is more important than the money. Retiree healthcare will be a non issue because at 65 -67 most will go on SS. I left at 55, and I have seen many a member die before retirement and many have surgeries before (knees) and after retirement (hips). Today's drivers are blessed to have power steering, automatics, and lower steps (to name a few) to help them deal with the daily beating we took prior to those luxuries. Everyone will have to weigh at that time what is more important to them in their Golden Years..Despite many Comp injuries and surgeries I still made it out it in somewhat decent shape. We can't buy time after we leave, so the earlier the better choice was for me. One good thing we had going in our Local was senior drivers could transfer out off the road to work inside as porters, clerks, counter clerks, overgoods clerks, and car washers thus giving their bodies a break while they inched towards retirement. Although you took a pretty good pay rate cut it was still an alternative that many locals do not have, but should [/QUOTE]
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