There are many times when it is advantageous to use your cellphone at work. Peak is a prime example. I would much rather set up my own helper meet point then have the helper coordinator have to do it for me.
I had a misload Friday which I sent in through the DIAD. On-car sent me a text asking where I could leave it for him to pickup. One text, one reply. Much easier than "please call the center".
I'm all for cell phone use at work and giving my # to management. However, in this particular situation I'm against it. During peak I already have plenty on my plate and there is no room on it to contact my helper everyday from my cell phone.
Its the helper coordinators job to set up the meets for the drivers and helpers. Seriously, what else do they do besides call helpers and set up meet points? Last peak, the helper coordinator gave me the helper time card and said "here, your helper is John Smith, call him and set up a meet point".
My response : no, you call him and you call him everyday to confirm. Its YOUR job, not MINE.
And to put this thread to bed I have a solution. Everyone who is ok with management calling them on their cell, great. Keep doing it.
For the ones who refuse to give their number or talk to management of their cell phones I give this advice: a new technology was introduced to the mass market sometime in the early 90's. Its called caller ID. You can actually see and know who is calling you. Can you believe this? lol.
Seriously guys, just look at the caller ID and don't answer the phone if you really are that adamant about not talking or giving your cell to the management team.
Really, how hard is that?
I don't know, maybe you just need something to beat your chest about. Like "I am driver. I am union. I don't give number to you. You don't pay my bill. I never give number because you don't pay bill. I like make life difficult for you and me. I no use cell phone for UPS. I need prove point" or something like that.
Following this logic, when they call you at your home you don't complain that they don't pay your landline bill, do you? Why is a cell any different in this day and age where 99.99999999% of the plans are unlimited texts and minutes?
I'm just saying. Its a ridiculous argument and to the general public or general person, you look pretty stupid. Nobody outside the local union is going to side with your argument.
If you don't use you cell at UPS for UPS business you are living in the 20th century when everyone else is living in the 21st. Anyone outside of UPS would think you're odd.
To not use your cell phone if you're broken down in the UPS truck is insane? Why not is what they would all ask and you would respond with the "UPS doesn't pay my bill" broken record, ignorant to the century, line.
annoying. It works to my advantage that I can confirm a sick call (we call a voicemail box to call off) by texting my sup...but getting texts to come in early or texts during the sort about add/cuts or closed stops is a PITA.
