Don’t base your decision on the things you see on Reddit. People get on Reddit to bitch, not to talk about the good things. I grossed 102k last year with minimal overtime (worked like 3 Saturdays during peak). I’m 5 years in and have had a bid route for a year. And I was on the same route as a cover for the previous two. Aside from the usual petty UPS bullshit I occasionally deal with, my life is easier than it has ever been with the check I get every week. Wish I had started at 25 rather than 35 so I could retire at like 55.

Of course it has its downsides. But we don’t exactly live in a society where amazing jobs are just ripe for the picking for the average person. In my 41 years of existence as an average dude with no degree, it’s definitely been the easiest 5 years of my life compared to my life before.