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<blockquote data-quote="freeloader" data-source="post: 318849" data-attributes="member: 12163"><p>When I worked at UPS, I had a seen a few of my friends get promoted into FT management and the change was very difficult. They didn't have to say a word to me, I could see it in their face, their attitude and their posture. They simply looked tired, beat down, fatigued, miserable, frustrated, grumpy. Gone were the normal 8am - 5pm shifts that they enjoyed. Gone was seeing your kids off to school in the morning and arriving home in time for dinner and family time in the evening. Now the norm was a 10-12 hour day at best. Here are some of the positions that my friends were promoted into:</p><p></p><p>Nightside HUB LP: Arrive 6pm / Leave 9am next morning</p><p>Preload Sup: Arrive Midnight / Leave noon</p><p>DPS Sup: Arrive Midnight / Leave noon</p><p>IE OE Sup: Arrive 6am / Leave 7pm</p><p></p><p>I know there are good managers out there, but there are also plenty of managers who simply don't give a crap at all. FT sups often have to pick up the slack of an inefficient department because the managers won't do it or don't know how to do it.</p><p></p><p>I was in the promotion pool with these same folks and after seeing what happened to them after being promoted I thought long and hard and reconsidered my desire to go into management. After all, I was being pressured by my own supervisor to go into management. I threw interviews and luckily I never made it into management.</p><p></p><p>Do the math. Working 12 hour days all year translates into an hourly rate significantly less than what a top-end driver makes. To me, it just ain't worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freeloader, post: 318849, member: 12163"] When I worked at UPS, I had a seen a few of my friends get promoted into FT management and the change was very difficult. They didn't have to say a word to me, I could see it in their face, their attitude and their posture. They simply looked tired, beat down, fatigued, miserable, frustrated, grumpy. Gone were the normal 8am - 5pm shifts that they enjoyed. Gone was seeing your kids off to school in the morning and arriving home in time for dinner and family time in the evening. Now the norm was a 10-12 hour day at best. Here are some of the positions that my friends were promoted into: Nightside HUB LP: Arrive 6pm / Leave 9am next morning Preload Sup: Arrive Midnight / Leave noon DPS Sup: Arrive Midnight / Leave noon IE OE Sup: Arrive 6am / Leave 7pm I know there are good managers out there, but there are also plenty of managers who simply don't give a crap at all. FT sups often have to pick up the slack of an inefficient department because the managers won't do it or don't know how to do it. I was in the promotion pool with these same folks and after seeing what happened to them after being promoted I thought long and hard and reconsidered my desire to go into management. After all, I was being pressured by my own supervisor to go into management. I threw interviews and luckily I never made it into management. Do the math. Working 12 hour days all year translates into an hourly rate significantly less than what a top-end driver makes. To me, it just ain't worth it. [/QUOTE]
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