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<blockquote data-quote="westsideworma" data-source="post: 154529"><p>while I agree it is not a job to live off of (some of the old timers at or near top rate excluded), the starting wage is a joke...you can make that anywhere. Hell starbucks pays 8.50 and gives you benefits as well as I was recently informed by my cousin. I make more than 8.50 at UPS but that isn't the point. I don't think we should be at 20 dollars an hour either (though i wouldn't complain if we were haha, come on who would?) but what does the fact that its for 3.5-5 hrs have to do with it? Its still hard work lol. I think it should be at the very least equal to fedex seeing as we do more work than they do (more volume). It may also make them more selective about who they get to work here as they'll be paying a more respectable wage. They may even attract more quality people than they would with a wage that can be had at a mcdonalds. It may even make people want to stay longer than say a couple days when they see it isn't worth 8.50 an hour for this not to mention your checks are even further reduced due to union initiation fees (no its not a knock against the union just a statement).</p><p></p><p>I understand the preload gets a shift differential and it should having worked others shift during peak I can honestly say the preload is the hardest of them all (IMO) and the least appreciated. The night shift gets (not that I want or require this) pizza parties almost every week, a bonus for showing up every night on time (or they did not sure if this still holds true) etc. The workers feel appreciated. The preload gets nothing except "hey you guys sucked today."</p><p></p><p>but bottomline I think the PT wages could go up a little. We put up with bull just like the FTimers do (maybe not as much), but at least they are better compensated for it. I'm not looking for that kind of wage for this job, but at least a little bump up would be nice seeing as the starting wage hasn't been bumped in many years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westsideworma, post: 154529"] while I agree it is not a job to live off of (some of the old timers at or near top rate excluded), the starting wage is a joke...you can make that anywhere. Hell starbucks pays 8.50 and gives you benefits as well as I was recently informed by my cousin. I make more than 8.50 at UPS but that isn't the point. I don't think we should be at 20 dollars an hour either (though i wouldn't complain if we were haha, come on who would?) but what does the fact that its for 3.5-5 hrs have to do with it? Its still hard work lol. I think it should be at the very least equal to fedex seeing as we do more work than they do (more volume). It may also make them more selective about who they get to work here as they'll be paying a more respectable wage. They may even attract more quality people than they would with a wage that can be had at a mcdonalds. It may even make people want to stay longer than say a couple days when they see it isn't worth 8.50 an hour for this not to mention your checks are even further reduced due to union initiation fees (no its not a knock against the union just a statement). I understand the preload gets a shift differential and it should having worked others shift during peak I can honestly say the preload is the hardest of them all (IMO) and the least appreciated. The night shift gets (not that I want or require this) pizza parties almost every week, a bonus for showing up every night on time (or they did not sure if this still holds true) etc. The workers feel appreciated. The preload gets nothing except "hey you guys sucked today." but bottomline I think the PT wages could go up a little. We put up with bull just like the FTimers do (maybe not as much), but at least they are better compensated for it. I'm not looking for that kind of wage for this job, but at least a little bump up would be nice seeing as the starting wage hasn't been bumped in many years. [/QUOTE]
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