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[T Bone]

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Let me give it a shot.

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question, I did my class work passed everything and am still waiting to start..going on 3 weeks. when is typically the start time for seasonal drivers.I emailed the dept manager, he said "we have your info" and that was 10 days ago..

 

[T Bone]

I am going to try to compile a faq page for all new hires.

New UPSers, feel free to post your questions here in this thread if you haven't found your answer elsewhere.

I am going on 3 weeks to start as seasonal driver...when do we typically start???

 

[Rack em]

I am going on 3 weeks to start as seasonal driver...when do we typically start???

It won't really pick up until after thanksgiving.

 

[T Bone]

so I wont start until after thanksgiving??? I would think they would want to get some training in before all hell breaks loose..

 

[Rack em]

so I wont start until after thanksgiving??? I would think they would want to get some training in before all hell breaks loose..

You might, you might not. It all depends on volume and how many routes they put in.

The year I went to driving school, they didn't even use at all to drive during peak. Not saying that will happen to you, but its a possibility.

 

[T Bone]

thanks for info, basically its coin toss...damn I thought this would have been a good gig for the holidays..18.75/ hr plus OT...told me I had a route..met the dept head..emailed him he told me that "we have your contact info, and we will be in touch..and we will give you a 2 day window" that was 10 days ago. I emailed him again no response..trying not to be a pain but I need to know where I stand

 

[T Bone]

so you being a full time driver?? ( assuming ) when do they start to bring in the seasonals..on average

 

[Rack em]

so you being a full time driver?? ( assuming ) when do they start to bring in the seasonals..on average

I can't give too much input on seasonal's because this is the first year our center is actually using seasonal drivers. Before our center would just use preloaders as utility drivers during peak. But the week after thanksgiving is usually when they start adding peak routes.

 

[T Bone]

thx..appreciate the input!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BigD Bri]

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question, I did my class work passed everything and am still waiting to start..going on 3 weeks. when is typically the start time for seasonal drivers.I emailed the dept manager, he said "we have your info" and that was 10 days ago..

No one here will be able to answe that for you, as it will be specific to the needs of your hub. However, most likely the week after Thanksgiving..

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

It won't really pick up until after thanksgiving.

It will pick up that week and then just keep getting busier. Peak Day is tentatively set as the 19th.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

No one here will be able to answe that for you, as it will be specific to the needs of your hub. However, most likely the week after Thanksgiving..

I would hope that they would at least get him trained before then. Waiting until the poop hits the fan benefits no one.

 

[T Bone]

It will pick up that week and then just keep getting busier. Peak Day is tentatively set as the 19th.

Well the deception was 8 weeks of work alot of OT to maybe 4 weeks of work and not so much OT..Bad part is I gave up income to sit and wait..just wish they told me.

 

[T Bone]

I can't give too much input on seasonal's because this is the first year our center is actually using seasonal drivers. Before our center would just use preloaders as utility drivers during peak. But the week after thanksgiving is usually when they start adding peak routes.

seems to be the consensus thanks for replying...

 

[SteinsGate23]

Anyone on here been a seasonal employee before then became permanent part timer? How does the process work? Any info would be appreciated.

 

[burrheadd]

How do you defraud a company that's grossly overcharging as it is?? I'm a Verizon customer as well, and any little bit someone can save against them, I'm all for it.. sell me a crappy phone, then recall it, send me a refurbished phone, that one breaks, and now I'm locked into a $700 phone that I need to pay off before I can upgrade.... I paid for a new phone, end up with a refurbished phone 2 months after, and now stuck with a junk phone, or pay off $350 remaining, and then still need a new phone, and that one is $700.. so I'm in the hole $1000 for a cell phone... Yea......

Why you need a $700 phone

 

[burrheadd]

so I wont start until after thanksgiving??? I would think they would want to get some training in before all hell breaks loose..

Why would you think that?

 

[T Bone]

dollars not sense...I get it

 

[Catatonic]

Actually they do some data mining & analysis to determine that now.
Dunn & Bradstreet and other data vendors offer very robust "data mining and cross referencing" solutions.

In this thread about verifying the cellphone discount, you mentioned data mining. What does that mean and what does it involve?

Data mining is an interdisciplinary subfield of computer science. It is the computational process of discovering patterns in large data sets involving methods at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics, and database systems.
The overall goal of the data mining process is to extract information from a data set and transform it into an understandable structure for further use.
Aside from the raw analysis step, it involves database and data management aspects, data pre-processing, model and inference considerations, interestingness metrics, complexity considerations, post-processing of discovered structures,visualization, and online updating.

The term is a misnomer, because the goal is the extraction of patterns and knowledge from large amounts of data ...

 

[kiki0523]

My husband did an interview with UPS. The position was for "seasonal driver." Since the interview the category on my husband's application has changed to "casual driver." Any idea why this is? Also, he received a union card when he left a former