Been delivering UPS packages for over 15 years.
Delivered my final package last night.
Been one of the backup Feeder drivers for the Flagstaff hub.
("Feeders" or "Feeder department" is the UPS term for the tractor-trailers that distribute among the hubs)
A Feeder driver on my seniority list retired yesterday, so I'm full time in the Feeder department now.
It's a big move up in the UPS world.
Now number 3 on a short seniority list (5 drivers, compared to 210 in Phoenix), and within 5-10 years the two ahead of me on the list will retire.
Top man on a Feeder list is as high as it gets in the UPS world, and this list has a run between Flagstaff and Page which might be the best work in Arizona.
In the meanwhile, the work I will have is very enjoyable, and incredibly easy on the body.
You can keep doing this into old age if you want (and if you can keep passing the DOT physical).
Don't really have to work for a living anymore.
Just a time-consuming, well-paid hobby.
I call it "semi" retirement.
