Originally Posted by eaglefly

Yeah, but there are hundreds who've passed it up because they couldn't swing the pay loss. They figure it would take too many years to break even to say nothing of getting ahead. The new scale virtually eliminates any significant loss and they'd break even within 3 years or so making it more enticing even for those in their later 50's.

Envoys "longevity" problem has always been the primary criticism and concern of management.