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no one considers UPS people."real" Teamsters.-BUG
i fight for the cause even if the reason is wrongYou're condoning driving down the highway with your bulkhead door open, talking on a cellphone?
i fight for the cause even if the reason is wrongYou're condoning driving down the highway with your bulkhead door open, talking on a cellphone?
Our routes are up for bid this year, and for the past 6 years I've been on the same route. I guess the guy from across town thought that this route would be better than the route he is currently on, so he bumped me. Though I've become comfortable on this route, which is far from easy, though I make it look that way, I know that this is life and many things don't last in life. At times change can be good, so I'm going to accept this change as God's will, and move on to bigger and better things.
No, this doesn't mean I'm quitting UPS, or God forbid, going into MGMT. It simply means that some things are not in my control, I realize that, and won't fight against this change. Hey, I might even find better things to take pictures of.
Will I pick the "Downtown" route, will I pick a "Central" route, or will I take the route "Out West"? To be continued....
Really, because to me it sounds like there was just a lot of route shifting going on. BTW, you're right, I do drive on US1, though I don't drive on US1 with my bulkhead door oper, nor do I talk on the cellphone I inherited from my soon to be ex. That phone stays home, where it should stay. When I get home I return calls and texts, not that it's any of your business. As for the feelings of the route switch, it's as all things in life. I live day to day, because tomorrow is not guaranteed.Sounds like Karma to me! You run and gun it for the old boss, which makes your route appear to be easier than it is. Then your upset that a more senior driver bumps you! Now everyone is screwed. Also US1 is not safe to drive on while your bulkhead door is open and talking on your cell. Too much eratic traffic. How many accidents have you had in the past two years? Just wondering.
AGREED!!!Stung
Getting bumped is part of UPS life for some. John, the guy that ran the route next to mine (well actually my old route when John started) got bumped this year. Been on it for almost 20 years. It will be interesting to see how that route picks up additional volume. It seems that John has been getting by pretty easy because he is the supplier of college football tickets to management. We will see if that continues with someone else running the route.
As to being divorced, that is really tough. And to be totally in love with your girls makes it even tougher. Some parents think of their kids the same way others think of the bag that lunch came in. Shame your wife is not that type.
Enjoy life, accept challenges, overcome adversity, stand tall, and love your children with a passion every time you get the chance. Not saying you should spoil them.........
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Many people, myself included, would say you are creating a false dichotomy here. The thinking goes like this: God is the first or primary cause, but he typically works through the created order of things, in this case the contract, which are secondary causes, for His ultimate purposes. So in this case a new route for STUG is God's will being fulfilled through the routine route bidding process, even if voices, in all likelihood, will not be heard speaking from the heavens or flames of fire come down to annoint drivers for new route assignments...Sorry to hear this as its always tough when you get bumped...I feel for you, but at the same time its not God's will. Its the UPS-Teamster contract and we have to abide by it for better or worse...
Awesome post, thanks!Many people, myself included, would say you are creating a false dichotomy here. The thinking goes like this: God is the first or primary cause, but he typically works through the created order of things, in this case the contract, which are secondary causes, for His ultimate purposes. So in this case a new route for STUG is God's will being fulfilled through the routine route bidding process, even if voices, in all likelihood, will not be heard speaking from the heavens or flames of fire come down to annoint drivers for new route assignments...
Update* I've been hearing that the driver who bumped me, is WAY unhappy with his choice, and is complaining to all who will listen. I took this as hearsay, until my center manager talked to me about this. I told he should just switch us back, to which he said, I don't know, and said he would talk to the union. The driver in question and I are right next to each other in seniority, so the shop steward said the BA gave the okay, because there's no one in between us to get upset. So as of today, I'm back on the old route, WooHoo!!!
I say WooHoo, but really felt the 417 pkgs I delivered, though getting off the clock at 5pm, was quite a treat.
Fortunate to be friendly with many on this route, so there were many, many, Welcome Back Steve, comments.Well, the burning question has to be: "Did you get some past due sugar from your old route girlfriends?"
It always amazes me to find the differences in how we are managed accross the country, here in Oregon we keep the route we bid till we bid another or quit.
BBM, it's the same everywhere but the fact that he is in a small center and they are neighbors in seniority allowed it. And they checked with the Union to make sure it was ok.
Fortunate to be friendly with many on this route, so there were many, many, Welcome Back Steve, comments.