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<blockquote data-quote="LongTimeComing" data-source="post: 1085932" data-attributes="member: 45493"><p>When I transferred to the gateway in 2004, I had the ground hub down pat. I knew it like the back of my hand. I could sort in the sort isle, run the load/unload areas, knew my boxlines, small sorts, etc etc etc. When I got to the gateway...literally NOTHING that I knew before mattered much, operationally speaking. Completely different world. From an hourly perspective...it's pretty kosher in comparison to loading in trailers. The only exception being that you are stuck directly in the weather.</p><p></p><p>There's loads of training, loads of responsibility, and everything is high profile. We are in pretty constant view and contact with region level management....sort of unheard of running a PD in a hub. You have to deal not only with UPS rules, but you have to adhere to TSA, FAA, and local airport regulations. Lots of fingers in the pie. But it's pretty great. I love it out there. I want to stay in air the rest of my career if possible. Now, if I was only concerned with being a part-time supervisor forever, my ass would be back at the hub. The level of responsibility between an air gateway PT sup and a package center/hub PT sup is astronomical. You would think it should justify a higher tier pay classification. Not the case....but it should. You screw something up with a jet, it costs more to fix, could crash the plane, could kill people. I do things wrong at the gateway, and I could literally be fined personally and sent to jail. You screw something up at the hub, and you get a slap on the wrist and a talk with. A full truck of mistoggles? Aw, shucks. A falsification on a Weight and Balance that could lead to the loss of life for downing an A/C? Felony charges and jail time.</p><p></p><p>Granted, I'm being a little dramatic, but it's the truth nonetheless. But again, the smaller workgroup....the variety of work....being outside....working with jumbo jets....having to actually think from night to night...I love it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LongTimeComing, post: 1085932, member: 45493"] When I transferred to the gateway in 2004, I had the ground hub down pat. I knew it like the back of my hand. I could sort in the sort isle, run the load/unload areas, knew my boxlines, small sorts, etc etc etc. When I got to the gateway...literally NOTHING that I knew before mattered much, operationally speaking. Completely different world. From an hourly perspective...it's pretty kosher in comparison to loading in trailers. The only exception being that you are stuck directly in the weather. There's loads of training, loads of responsibility, and everything is high profile. We are in pretty constant view and contact with region level management....sort of unheard of running a PD in a hub. You have to deal not only with UPS rules, but you have to adhere to TSA, FAA, and local airport regulations. Lots of fingers in the pie. But it's pretty great. I love it out there. I want to stay in air the rest of my career if possible. Now, if I was only concerned with being a part-time supervisor forever, my ass would be back at the hub. The level of responsibility between an air gateway PT sup and a package center/hub PT sup is astronomical. You would think it should justify a higher tier pay classification. Not the case....but it should. You screw something up with a jet, it costs more to fix, could crash the plane, could kill people. I do things wrong at the gateway, and I could literally be fined personally and sent to jail. You screw something up at the hub, and you get a slap on the wrist and a talk with. A full truck of mistoggles? Aw, shucks. A falsification on a Weight and Balance that could lead to the loss of life for downing an A/C? Felony charges and jail time. Granted, I'm being a little dramatic, but it's the truth nonetheless. But again, the smaller workgroup....the variety of work....being outside....working with jumbo jets....having to actually think from night to night...I love it all. [/QUOTE]
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