Retiring January 1st

[Mugarolla]

Also make sure the retirement medical is on board. No surprises.

That's the main issue here.

Not eligible for retiree medical until age 55.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

That was the kicker, Strike didn’t help,but it was coming anyway...

That's an assumption but I agree with you.
UPS needed cash for acquisitions to continue to increase revenue and profit.
The strike accelerated the progression towards public.
The only difference was the timing.
Working for a publicly traded company tends to suck in general.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

My Wife and I both went into the retirement center about 6 months before and got all the info. Also make sure the retirement medical is on board. No surprises.

It used to be that we would have to take a ride down to the pension fund office in Syracuse (NY) to start the retirement process. Within the past 5 years that has no longer been the case-----everything can be done through e-mail, US Mail or over the phone. Part of our retirement application packet is the application for retiree medical benefits.

 

[quad decade guy]

That's the main issue here.

Not eligible for retiree medical until age 55.

57 here.

 

[quad decade guy]

No family at UPS ... there was with United Parcel Service.
That all started to change after the strike in 1997.

Family? I started in 1981. It was always us vs. them(mgt.). Then and now.

 

[brownmonster]

Family? I started in 1981. It was always us vs. them(mgt.). Then and now.

Maybe it was a family atmosphere in management. Down in the trenches maybe not so much.

 

[quad decade guy]

My Wife and I both went into the retirement center about 6 months before and got all the info. Also make sure the retirement medical is on board. No surprises.

Retirement center? I guess I could go to Atlanta? lololol.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

Family? I started in 1981. It was always us vs. them(mgt.). Then and now.

For some ... not for all!
Some places like Chicago, New York, New Jersey are stholes and that's the nature of big cities.

 

[ACmoses]

My Wife and I both went into the retirement center about 6 months before and got all the info. Also make sure the retirement medical is on board. No surprises.

That's exactly what my wife and I did last week. I will take all of my vacation and receive my first retirement check April 1st, 2020

 

[TBH]

Congrats sir! You’re almost there!

 

[UnconTROLLed]

For some ... not for all!
Some places like Chicago, New York, New Jersey are stholes and that's the nature of big cities.

Atlanta, Miami, new orleans...in fact much of the south..shatholes++