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<blockquote data-quote="johnbirshire" data-source="post: 136369" data-attributes="member: 7237"><p>I had a couple questions about being a temporary driver helper through the Thanksgiving to Christmas season. I read through every forum post that mentioned the words "driver helper" and had most of my questions answered, but for these I couldn't find an answer:</p><p></p><p>1. Do driver's appreciate helpers? Seems as if many drivers on this forum were saying to skip having a helper if you could, complaining about having to train helpers, saying they had helpers show up in miniskirts and high heels, etc. Is this true or just a small minority? </p><p></p><p>2. I was told that I would be called, and the driver would tell me where to meet him/her. Does this mean that the driver is my boss, which is fine by me, I am there as a "driver helper" after all......but does this mean I won't actually need to visit the UPS location, I will always be meeting my driver someplace? Is it my driver who reports what hours I worked?</p><p></p><p>3. They said I would be "on call", and that drivers worked anywhere from 8 am till 9 pm and would call if they need me. Does this mean that I always have to be available to meet a driver at anytime? What happens if I don't answer my phone, do they call somebody else and fire me? I plan on being available to help a driver at anytime, but if I'm in the shower or at a dentist or such for example, do I have to rush out the door? I won't ever know what days/hours I will work during the week, it will always be on a "moments notice" basis???</p><p></p><p>I plan on working hard and being a great benefit to my driver, and am kind of looking forward to the experience despite some of the horror stories I've heard, but I just wanted to ask these simple questions first.</p><p></p><p>Thanks much,</p><p>-John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnbirshire, post: 136369, member: 7237"] I had a couple questions about being a temporary driver helper through the Thanksgiving to Christmas season. I read through every forum post that mentioned the words "driver helper" and had most of my questions answered, but for these I couldn't find an answer: 1. Do driver's appreciate helpers? Seems as if many drivers on this forum were saying to skip having a helper if you could, complaining about having to train helpers, saying they had helpers show up in miniskirts and high heels, etc. Is this true or just a small minority? 2. I was told that I would be called, and the driver would tell me where to meet him/her. Does this mean that the driver is my boss, which is fine by me, I am there as a "driver helper" after all......but does this mean I won't actually need to visit the UPS location, I will always be meeting my driver someplace? Is it my driver who reports what hours I worked? 3. They said I would be "on call", and that drivers worked anywhere from 8 am till 9 pm and would call if they need me. Does this mean that I always have to be available to meet a driver at anytime? What happens if I don't answer my phone, do they call somebody else and fire me? I plan on being available to help a driver at anytime, but if I'm in the shower or at a dentist or such for example, do I have to rush out the door? I won't ever know what days/hours I will work during the week, it will always be on a "moments notice" basis??? I plan on working hard and being a great benefit to my driver, and am kind of looking forward to the experience despite some of the horror stories I've heard, but I just wanted to ask these simple questions first. Thanks much, -John [/QUOTE]
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