Marty's retiring

[pickup]

At least here in the Western Conference, you would be wrong.

My wife is listed as a survivor/beneficiary on my pension. I'm vested, but not yet eligible to retire. If I died today, my wife would get the amount I would receive if I were to become permanently disabled and retire early. If I died while eligible to retire but while still working, my wofe would get the same amount I would qualify for if I were alive and chose to retire. Once I retire for good, we will keep the survivor benefit and upon my death she will receive 65% of my pension for the rest of her life.

So, in other words, your wife has an increased financial incentive to see you get knocked off once you are eligible for retirement and before you retire. I hope your marriage is on solid ground. I've read true life crime stories with stuff like this as the motivation in the killings.

 

[pickup]

On the one hand, I admire the mans dedication to his job.

On the other hand, I cannot fathom why anyone would choose to spend 63 yrs working for UPS if they had the ability to retire...which this guy had to have had at least 20 yrs ago.

I'm out of here on Feb 27th of 2017 which is the first day that I will be eligible.

I'm out of here on dec. 21, 2012 . That's the day my space ship is coming to beam me out of here, just a few minutes before the world wide destruction

 

[Bad Gas!]

On the one hand, I admire the mans dedication to his job.

On the other hand, I cannot fathom why anyone would choose to spend 63 yrs working for UPS if they had the ability to retire...which this guy had to have had at least 20 yrs ago.

I'm out of here on Feb 27th of 2017 which is the first day that I will be eligible.

Sober,
Unfortunately, You will probably have to work til Oct. to qualify for that 30th year...The anniversary date doesn't always qualify for 30..

 

[Dustyroads]

The anniversary date never qualifies for the 30 and out. No pension contributions are made during the probationary period before the driver gained seniority. The exception to the rule would be a driver who had other prior time in the same pension plan.

I guess Marty didn't really have to worry about that. What a run!

 

[soberups]

Sober,
Unfortunately, You will probably have to work til Oct. to qualify for that 30th year...The anniversary date doesn't always qualify for 30..

Already got that covered.

In the year prior to my retirement, I will hold over all of my vacation weeks until the next year, and then schedule all of my weeks together before and after my seniority date. So my "retirement" date of 2-27-17 will actually be the beginning of a 14-week vacation that will carry me well past my actual seniority date.

 

[dilligaf]

There was an article posted in our center yesterday. Congrats.

 

[anonymous6]

He is 89yrs old, and, no he will not turn in a sales lead for you.

I wonder how many pension checks he will cash? I hope 200 !!!

 

[anonymous6]

On the one hand, I admire the mans dedication to his job.

On the other hand, I cannot fathom why anyone would choose to spend 63 yrs working for UPS if they had the ability to retire...which this guy had to have had at least 20 yrs ago.

I'm out of here on Feb 27th of 2017 which is the first day that I will be eligible.

He must of been working for less than minimum wage when you factor in the pension and SS for about 25 years.

wait a minute. I just did the math . he was working for NOTHING.

 

[Dustyroads]

maybe he was working for the benefits... like maybe he's planning on marrying a LOT younger woman and wants to have a really impressive survivor's benefit package

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Any truth to the rumor that his Employee ID# was a single digit?

 

[helenofcalifornia]

So he only collected SS or did he? He didn't retire so he couldn't collect SS? Marty gets to collect SS, UPS pension and his 401k money now? Really, why would anyone work till 89? Must have drove the IE people crazy with his production rate. And I wonder if they kicked him off health benefits and made him use Medicare? Again, why would anyone work until 89 if you didn't have to.

 

[stevetheupsguy]

So he only collected SS or did he? He didn't retire so he couldn't collect SS? Marty gets to collect SS, UPS pension and his 401k money now? Really, why would anyone work till 89? Must have drove the IE people crazy with his production rate. And I wonder if they kicked him off health benefits and made him use Medicare? Again, why would anyone work until 89 if you didn't have to.

Bored at home?

 

[Dizzee]

[-]Bored[/-] Broad at home?

Fixed it for you.

 

[stevetheupsguy]

Fixed it for you.

I thought that after my post, LOL.

 

[bubsdad]

Actually, he was working because he liked, no loved to work here. Don't start bashing this guy. We should praise him because guys like him built this company.

 

[helenofcalifornia]

And she was probably begging him to double all the time. Can you imagine the supervisor always having to ask Marty first to double in the unload or do some route blind? They would have died if he said yes. Sorry Marty.

 

[Just Numbers]

I'm sorry but is this guy sick in the head!!! 89 yrs old, how much of life is left to enjoy?

 

[MonavieLeaker]

I'm sorry but is this guy sick in the head!!! 89 yrs old, how much of life is left to enjoy?

Judging by how long he worked for UPS I say he enjoyed every bit of life

 

[Coldworld]

he remembers the time when a person named jim casey actually cared about his employees...marty has probably met jim a few times.

 

[badpal]

So he only collected SS or did he? He didn't retire so he couldn't collect SS? Marty gets to collect SS, UPS pension and his 401k money now? Really, why would anyone work till 89? Must have drove the IE people crazy with his production rate. And I wonder if they kicked him off health benefits and made him use Medicare? Again, why would anyone work until 89 if you didn't have to.

Not sure Helen when the story came out a couple years ago some of the old feeder boys were talking, as they are sometimes known to do lol. Well they seemed to think that after a certain age you got to collect your ss and your pension too. They were drooling thinking about how much marty was making a year .