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<blockquote data-quote="JL 0513" data-source="post: 1217058" data-attributes="member: 50088"><p>I assume much of the country has hubs that work their seniority independently. Is this mostly true? In my area (southeastern Mass) we share our seniority among 5 hubs. One in southeastern MA, two on Cape Cod, Martha's Vinyard, and Nantucket. Wish this wasn't the case but it is. As a result, wait times are longer of course. And you end up placed outside of your home hub when a driving opportunity arises. I was placed on Cape Cod, 50 miles from home. So I have a 100 mile a day commute outside of driving for 9 hours a day. It's very nice on the Cape, but I'll be there for many years before a bid comes up at my home hub. 10+ years estimated. This was actually a best case scenario. Because in most cases, you are placed on one of the islands to start (2 year deal at least). This becomes a huge hardship. UPS does not pay any expense for putting you on a very high cost to live island. You have to shack yourself up in a one room apt. or roommate with others. All the while, you likely have expenses back home. That was what I expected and worried about. So Cape Cod was great in comparison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JL 0513, post: 1217058, member: 50088"] I assume much of the country has hubs that work their seniority independently. Is this mostly true? In my area (southeastern Mass) we share our seniority among 5 hubs. One in southeastern MA, two on Cape Cod, Martha's Vinyard, and Nantucket. Wish this wasn't the case but it is. As a result, wait times are longer of course. And you end up placed outside of your home hub when a driving opportunity arises. I was placed on Cape Cod, 50 miles from home. So I have a 100 mile a day commute outside of driving for 9 hours a day. It's very nice on the Cape, but I'll be there for many years before a bid comes up at my home hub. 10+ years estimated. This was actually a best case scenario. Because in most cases, you are placed on one of the islands to start (2 year deal at least). This becomes a huge hardship. UPS does not pay any expense for putting you on a very high cost to live island. You have to shack yourself up in a one room apt. or roommate with others. All the while, you likely have expenses back home. That was what I expected and worried about. So Cape Cod was great in comparison. [/QUOTE]
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