should I contact G. A. and have him ride with you, he'd make you the most popular man on that route.
I'm FT and 8 years pension credit. It doesn't matter how you earn your pension credits in our local, FT driver, FT inside, etc. Double shift as a PT'er, too...And don't be one of those drivers that keeps putting off going full-time. You want to get your years in for retirement as early as possible. Trust me...you don't want to be doing this job in your 60's!
I'm FT and 8 years pension credit. It doesn't matter how you earn your pension credits in our local, FT driver, FT inside, etc. Double shift as a PT'er, too...
As for the other stuff, I think you are talking about a temp or seasonal person trying to make 30 days. I'm already FT seniority and should be given a fair shot to at least get familiar with the whole delivery routine and methods before putting on a bottom 5 out of 250 routes in the bldg. There was no "choice" for me whether to sign the other bid sheet, they basicaly signed it for me without discussing whether I was OK with it, that's why I told them I'm going back to my old FT job.
My building has FT preload those people still have to make there 30 days as a driver or they get DQ'd and have to go back to the preload.
Exactly my point, a temp or casual (summer vacas, lets say) can be laid off for any reason, even if they are "good enough" . 29 days worked, lay off one, then 29 more...etc. Correct?
Just saying that if I or any FT person bidding in performed well, they can't just lay you off the bid.
ditto that, it's like i pay dues to upsI was just ranting more or less on how criminal both organizations are
If no one bids the route they can assign it to the lowest seniortiy driver,and from the sound of your posting that is you. When I first hired in many years ago I took a job in the hood because i didnt have enough seniority to go any where else. Once I got some years I transfered within the district and have been ok
Not correct.
You have to make 30 days in a 90 day period.
Also, in the 30 day qualifying period, you do not have the right to say where you are being trained. If a route is open, you can be assigned that route for training. If a driver retires in the summer, that route is used as a training route then it is put up for bid at the end of summer.
We have biennial bids here, and bid is next year. You wouldn't be stuck there forever, Sleeve.
You should just take the route and try to make the best of it. I cover a "hood" route and have learned the best way to run it. Leave ALL valuables locked in the back at all times, and try to deliver the worst section early in the morning, when most people are sleeping/passed out. Don't DR anything at alll and follow safe work methods and to hell with the company. Lol
Just run and gun the route. Forget about it being Getto town. I run many getto routes. You just need to focus on hitting scratch once and forget aboutyour surroundings and tunnel vision all the way.
1st week learn all the corners of route and figure on how to work around the trace to your advantage cause more then likely trace is broke up. Learn your address breaks and remember how near addresses are to your corners so you can bang out a house near corner of what streets u on to cut time on running a whole nother street out. once you learn how these streets all loop in then just run and gun through the whole route pushing yor pickups as late as possible to by more time on deliveries or learn how flexable they are maybe you can sweep them off with deliveries or early if you are nearby to cut your time. figure out what you got to work with on tose pick ups like calling them ahead to see if they have noting so you can save time by not going there. Intel is key to success.
D>R> yes D.R. back of house in getto just to hit scratch.
D>R> MC woman or Man.
If they say hold on or are on 2nd floor telling you to wait for them to get there PJ's back on screw them say I Left it on porch for you and run back to truck as you D.R. MC WOMAN OR MAN.
Fake your breaks and keep your C.O.D. envelopes with you so you can clock out as soon as you get to Center A.S.A.P.
Don't make this routine. Just do it when you have everything else worked out so you can hit scratch.
You only have to SCRATCH ONCE!!! and then it's history.
Did I forget to say Hit Scratch once that's it (1)once(1)once(1) bust it out.
Then after that NEVER FAKE A BREAK AGAIN and don't clock out till you have completely finished pulling hazemats group 2's and all paperwork turned in and stay clocked in if they want to chat with you.
1st it's their time and after scratch work smart and it's your time.
You should just take the route and try to make the best of it. I cover a "hood" route and have learned the best way to run it. Leave ALL valuables locked in the back at all times, and try to deliver the worst section early in the morning, when most people are sleeping/passed out. Don't DR anything at alll and follow safe work methods and to hell with the company. Lol
You keep replying that as a trainee, you have some kind of choice.