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<blockquote data-quote="Whither" data-source="post: 4097692" data-attributes="member: 76643">Yup. 10.5 hr day on the books, but actually 11 since the driver didn&#039;t take a break. 216 stops, 320-ish pieces including pick-ups. I delivered most of the packages and did plenty of sorting. 90 percent resi, so was mostly &#039;driver release - front door&#039; all day, just like front door/front porch marking at Amazon. Was paired with a cover driver who was running blind. I had run the same area one of my last Amazon routes. Tough route: narrow streets, few thru-streets, lots of dead-ends. Orion is as bad as they say, reminded me of Amazon dispatching.It&#039;s the same job. Just a larger vehicle, some (or many) heavier/larger packages, pickups, a few more odds-and-ends, and the UPS strictures. Twice was almost attacked by dogs. Saw/heard them coming in advance. Raised hell fury, even threw a couple packages defending myself against the 100lb mutt who got within 5 feet of me, snapping. I was&#039;t going to get bitten. Not that I would ever surrender myself. But at UPS, if you&#039;re injured during your 30, you&#039;re DQ&#039;ed.Even had that good old wine case - sig required stop where the consignee tries to convince you to sign for her booze next time that she&#039;s not home. Text book, though of course we never covered any real world examples like this in training. The driver and I laughed all the way back to the package car. Never falsify a signature, not even in the holy name of customer service: that&#039;s an unofficial method that will keep you on the payroll.My center might be more disorganized than Amazon, ha. I think it&#039;s just the nature of the beast in this industry. Was like pulling teeth when we returned to station to get info re: my schedule. I&#039;m off for a week. Still don&#039;t know what day I start my 30, but either Mon the 24th or Tues 25th. But I secured my UPS ballcap, and got 3 pairs of short shorts on order and 3 more shirt jackets. Now I just have to get the damn socks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whither, post: 4097692, member: 76643"] Yup. 10.5 hr day on the books, but actually 11 since the driver didn't take a break. 216 stops, 320-ish pieces including pick-ups. I delivered most of the packages and did plenty of sorting. 90 percent resi, so was mostly 'driver release - front door' all day, just like front door/front porch marking at Amazon. Was paired with a cover driver who was running blind. I had run the same area one of my last Amazon routes. Tough route: narrow streets, few thru-streets, lots of dead-ends. Orion is as bad as they say, reminded me of Amazon dispatching. It's the same job. Just a larger vehicle, some (or many) heavier/larger packages, pickups, a few more odds-and-ends, and the UPS strictures. Twice was almost attacked by dogs. Saw/heard them coming in advance. Raised hell fury, even threw a couple packages defending myself against the 100lb mutt who got within 5 feet of me, snapping. I was't going to get bitten. Not that I would ever surrender myself. But at UPS, if you're injured during your 30, you're DQ'ed. Even had that good old wine case - sig required stop where the consignee tries to convince you to sign for her booze next time that she's not home. Text book, though of course we never covered any real world examples like this in training. The driver and I laughed all the way back to the package car. Never falsify a signature, not even in the holy name of customer service: that's an unofficial method that will keep you on the payroll. My center might be more disorganized than Amazon, ha. I think it's just the nature of the beast in this industry. Was like pulling teeth when we returned to station to get info re: my schedule. I'm off for a week. Still don't know what day I start my 30, but either Mon the 24th or Tues 25th. But I secured my UPS ballcap, and got 3 pairs of short shorts on order and 3 more shirt jackets. Now I just have to get the damn socks. [/QUOTE]

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