So after meeting a driver tonight and giving him my airs he told me they had 5 more guys lined up for him to meet. When I got home it got me thinking how much time does your center waste doing air meets at night to get them back in time for the air trailer. I myself have lost an easy hour doing air meets. Just wondering if this is even on the UPS radar.
Sure it's on the radar. Looked at your ORION lately? Common sense no longer applies here. This weeks metric is what's important. We don't look at the tip of our nose anymore. We have to satisfy one guy whose trying hard to satisfy another guy, whose counting on you to make sure his idea is working.
Think it will get better when they're paying you damn near $37 an hour? Lulz... It's only begun to get funny .
Things you couldn't fathom happening 10 years ago happen everyday. Things you couldn't fathom happening a year ago happen everyday but Wednesday now.
At what point do the Teamsters and Atlanta agree: We've beaten this horse for all it's worth. Can us FT hourlies agree we're making enough money? Can we pay it forward to our part time brothers and sisters? Can we find a way back to when our Sunday afternoons aren't overshadowed by a sense of dread of what the next day holds?
I don't think we can. I think the road from here is dark at best. I'll vote NO on this contract, hoping my whisper will be heard.
A poster here (name escapes me) had a signature that read: I love my job, I hate what they do to it. That rings more true for me everyday.