Anyone remember the movie "Gung Ho" from the 80's? Japanese car manufacturer buys out local car plant and friction ensues between Japanese management team and Americans. George Wendt's character(Norm from Cheers)says he can't take it anymore. Michael Keaton's character says "you've got to take it." That's it in a nutshell. If you've got kids, a car, a mortgage, like to buy new things, you pretty much have got to take it. If you're young enough you should start looking into ways to break free from the grind by your 50's. You'll be surprised how soon that gets here. As you can see getting better pay doesn't guarantee happiness. What you may not know is that these older topped out couriers have been getting better pay than midrange for many years now. The company doesn't want to give you the same deal. If they aren't happy with their pay and/or circumstances how happy are you going to be having less pay for the next 20-30 years? With a minimal pension built on less pay? If you're happy with your work, great. But don't believe it'll lead to a good financial future like Falcon Back's. He got a much better deal back when the company was more generous.