Braveheart
Well-Known Member
I'm in my 25th year of service and wasn't even born in 1964.
That guy is a maroon.
RETIRE ALREADY!!!!
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I'm in my 25th year of service and wasn't even born in 1964.
That guy is a maroon.
RETIRE ALREADY!!!!
Look, whether a person retires or not...I don't care! Didn't when I was working either. BUT, we've got people here that are in very poor health and still working. No, not some contagious type of thing but just plain failing health for various reasons.
One friend of mine, in particular, is now given 3 months to live. He just HAD to go at 65, get 34 yrs in and had to be, almost, drug outta the truck. That's been 3 months ago. He knew he was sick for over a yr. Me? I just don't get it.
Got another that could barely walk up the stairs to punch in. Another that was forced to retire a couple months ago due to an unexpected cancer. The list goes on. ALL had more company time than me.
I retired later than I wanted, at age 63 with 32 yrs in. I had my retirement put off for various reasons, health, surgeries, mom death but I COULD have still gone. Just chose not to. Wanted to make sure all my ducks were in a row.
MY bone of contention is this: You feel like continuing to work, then knock yerself out. You ain't got a life outside of this company, knock yerself out. Me? I got things to do, and, like I keep saying, "This job got in my way." I went in September of '10 and been busy ever since. Doing things I want to do. I could die tomorrow but if I'd linger, I'd know I did the right thing getting out when I could.
I ain't EVER gonna tell somebody to retire, but, life is too short to waste it away from home all the time doing something that forces you to get on forums like this and bitch!
I'm coming in late to this thread but thought I'd throw my two cents in.
I started in 1974 and started driving in 1978. I've had my own route since 1979 in Sheffield Lake Ohio, right on the south shore of Lake Erie.
I plan on retiring in six months when I turn fifty-five so that I can get the health care benefits. If I could get buy health care I would have left before this.
Retiring is a personal thing. I have friends at UPS with more seniority who have good reason for staying and I respect that. I would never call someone a maroon for staying. For me it is a no-braiiner.
I have a beautiful route and no everyone on it. I work and look at the lake all day. At lunch I sit on the beach and play my banjo, guitar or ukulele and all my frustration vanishes.
UPS is a smalll part of my life and a lot like flossing. Just something I need to do to have a good life. It will be over soon.
Randy
I am a full-time $104,000.00 a year feeder driver. You can have my job when i reach 84. I am 31 now.
You will have to wait and pay your dues like everyone else!! Alot of us baby boomers have a wedding to pay for and college loans for the kids to pay for...It's not all as easy as it looks till you have a few yrs in with kids and other expenses...your time will come young Grasshopper !!!
Hate to hear about the heart attack.We had a driver today, in his mid 50`s I believe, simply drop from a heart attack at last notice. With thirty some years in he could have retired but now unfortunately it may be too late.
I was born in 1964
And mine!I've said it before. All you that want to work till you drop---go for it. The less people drawing a pension and SS the more secure my life style is.