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Ground and Express Drivers are EXACTLY Alike!!
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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 1224839" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Then you don't know Express. As a former swing one thing is certain, not all routes are created equal. I take it you mean with no training? Just jump on them and get them done? If you are trained in Express procedures and know how to manage routes you'll know in about a week MOST of what you'll need to know assuming you got at least a couple of days training. Some rts take longer and it'll be several weeks to a couple of months before you can say you have it "mastered". But don't discount rt management as not a big deal. A heavy delivery route with alot of oncalls can get out of hand very quickly. It takes a certain mindset to last as a courier and there's alot of turnover these days as those tougher rts usually go to newhires and transfers. Now that people realize the humping required with no future, no payoff, many leave quickly. Under these conditions it really rankles those who've stuck with it for more than a decade and find themselves closer to newhire pay than top-out. Spin it anyway you want, Ground drivers don't run a morning sort or work a reload. And they don't hustle all day to meet deadlines and get back for the reload on time. I've no doubt many Ground drivers work hard. But Express work is a different animal and it gets old very quickly now that BSing the employees is no longer a now and then thing, but standard operating procedure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 1224839, member: 24302"] Then you don't know Express. As a former swing one thing is certain, not all routes are created equal. I take it you mean with no training? Just jump on them and get them done? If you are trained in Express procedures and know how to manage routes you'll know in about a week MOST of what you'll need to know assuming you got at least a couple of days training. Some rts take longer and it'll be several weeks to a couple of months before you can say you have it "mastered". But don't discount rt management as not a big deal. A heavy delivery route with alot of oncalls can get out of hand very quickly. It takes a certain mindset to last as a courier and there's alot of turnover these days as those tougher rts usually go to newhires and transfers. Now that people realize the humping required with no future, no payoff, many leave quickly. Under these conditions it really rankles those who've stuck with it for more than a decade and find themselves closer to newhire pay than top-out. Spin it anyway you want, Ground drivers don't run a morning sort or work a reload. And they don't hustle all day to meet deadlines and get back for the reload on time. I've no doubt many Ground drivers work hard. But Express work is a different animal and it gets old very quickly now that BSing the employees is no longer a now and then thing, but standard operating procedure. [/QUOTE]
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