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Do you have any respect for drivers who never worked on the inside?
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<blockquote data-quote="ORLY!?!" data-source="post: 911884" data-attributes="member: 16334"><p>Jealous, maybe. Frustraded with the system, hell yes. </p><p></p><p>First, I believe the job should be given to insiders first, if thats a problem, then go outside. UPS learned its lesson a few years back when they started hiring only people off the street to drive. After the first week of work for them, a mass of grievances flooded into the union. This problem runs with managment thinking that anyone, everyone should be able to do the job. As upstate has done in the past, ex-military personnel do very well here. An understanding of what hard work really is doesnt hurt either. </p><p></p><p>Second, most drivers come from soft jobs anyways. A friend of mine, a fellow preloader who works next to me, was recently trained to drive up in Jacksonville. Last week he went out driving for the first time. He told me he doesnt really understand what most drivers complain about. On top of that, he isnt that great of preloader as well. 90%+ of the drivers come from something easy anyways. Does it surprise me that UPS would hire off the street, no it doesnt. And, doesnt matter over all.</p><p></p><p> Last, I would only wish that each person, no matter origins, would spend at least 3 - 6 months on a extermly hard loading / unload / preload shift. This would open the eyes, or eliminate those who would complain vastly. It would also axe those who couldnt take it. My preload center has had an 90%+ turn over rate this year. I'm sure most drivers would never be able to handle it as well. Lastly of the last, would at least train future drivers, who would make it, the hustle that is of demand of the job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ORLY!?!, post: 911884, member: 16334"] Jealous, maybe. Frustraded with the system, hell yes. First, I believe the job should be given to insiders first, if thats a problem, then go outside. UPS learned its lesson a few years back when they started hiring only people off the street to drive. After the first week of work for them, a mass of grievances flooded into the union. This problem runs with managment thinking that anyone, everyone should be able to do the job. As upstate has done in the past, ex-military personnel do very well here. An understanding of what hard work really is doesnt hurt either. Second, most drivers come from soft jobs anyways. A friend of mine, a fellow preloader who works next to me, was recently trained to drive up in Jacksonville. Last week he went out driving for the first time. He told me he doesnt really understand what most drivers complain about. On top of that, he isnt that great of preloader as well. 90%+ of the drivers come from something easy anyways. Does it surprise me that UPS would hire off the street, no it doesnt. And, doesnt matter over all. Last, I would only wish that each person, no matter origins, would spend at least 3 - 6 months on a extermly hard loading / unload / preload shift. This would open the eyes, or eliminate those who would complain vastly. It would also axe those who couldnt take it. My preload center has had an 90%+ turn over rate this year. I'm sure most drivers would never be able to handle it as well. Lastly of the last, would at least train future drivers, who would make it, the hustle that is of demand of the job. [/QUOTE]
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