BrownArmy
Well-Known Member
Steve,
There are several routes in my center where there is NO OPPORTUNITY to take the full lunch break within the contractually allowed times, due to the level of business deliveries and pickups.
Of course, you could always take your lunch at 1800, after all the pickups are finally completed, but then you'd be falsifying your timecard (at least in my center, lunches must be entered in the DIAD during the contractually agreed window). So, either you take your lunch when you're supposed to, and message the center that you're going to miss x and x amount of business stops, or you falsify your timecard and take your lunch at a later time than you document, or you falsify your timecard by inputting a lunch but not actually taking it.
But more to the point, how did these routes get into such a state that it's LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE to take your lunch within the contractually agreed upon window?
Because driver upon driver took their lunch when they weren't supposed to, or more likely, didn't take it at all. So the route go so loaded up that an honest lunch one way or another is impossible.
Some may say, "why does it matter if I don't take my lunch at the agreed upon window, as long as I take it?", which is at least better than running lunch, but still only half right. On a route, when you take your lunch when you want to rather when your supposed to (maybe not for your route or Upstate's route), you are skewing the numbers of the route, probably in the company's favor.
It's interesting that you and others will quote the contract regarding OJS rides or injuries or etc. etc., but when it comes down to the contract's position on lunch, you're loosey-goosey. I'm not trying to bust on you, but I know you're not dumb and you seem to be playing dumb. Again, when you take your lunch on your route may not make a difference , but for most routes, it makes a huge difference.
Bottom line: if every driver took their full lunch, and took their full lunch within the contractually agreed upon period, it would equal more drivers on the road and a lot less routes dispatched with a boot to the neck.
Just sayin'.
There are several routes in my center where there is NO OPPORTUNITY to take the full lunch break within the contractually allowed times, due to the level of business deliveries and pickups.
Of course, you could always take your lunch at 1800, after all the pickups are finally completed, but then you'd be falsifying your timecard (at least in my center, lunches must be entered in the DIAD during the contractually agreed window). So, either you take your lunch when you're supposed to, and message the center that you're going to miss x and x amount of business stops, or you falsify your timecard and take your lunch at a later time than you document, or you falsify your timecard by inputting a lunch but not actually taking it.
But more to the point, how did these routes get into such a state that it's LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE to take your lunch within the contractually agreed upon window?
Because driver upon driver took their lunch when they weren't supposed to, or more likely, didn't take it at all. So the route go so loaded up that an honest lunch one way or another is impossible.
Some may say, "why does it matter if I don't take my lunch at the agreed upon window, as long as I take it?", which is at least better than running lunch, but still only half right. On a route, when you take your lunch when you want to rather when your supposed to (maybe not for your route or Upstate's route), you are skewing the numbers of the route, probably in the company's favor.
It's interesting that you and others will quote the contract regarding OJS rides or injuries or etc. etc., but when it comes down to the contract's position on lunch, you're loosey-goosey. I'm not trying to bust on you, but I know you're not dumb and you seem to be playing dumb. Again, when you take your lunch on your route may not make a difference , but for most routes, it makes a huge difference.
Bottom line: if every driver took their full lunch, and took their full lunch within the contractually agreed upon period, it would equal more drivers on the road and a lot less routes dispatched with a boot to the neck.
Just sayin'.