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<blockquote data-quote="Magnus" data-source="post: 790912" data-attributes="member: 22193"><p>I wish every Driver had your stones... I really do. For me, I just get pissed off about the arbitrary hours limit because I'm not helping at all when I'm being kicked off before the work is done (especially on bad days when we have a really bad load and can't find a damn thing because it's not where it's supposed to be or else not there AT ALL), that just brings everything we've done in our few hours together crashing down (can't run in the dark and it's less safe to do without someone else there watching your back). </p><p></p><p>Mostly, I feel really bad for my Driver when he has to go back out there alone in the dark and do more hours of work over the hour or two we COULD shave off the remaining time TOGETHER so he could get home before 11PM and maybe get to spend a little time with his wife and kids. THAT is what really pisses me off about the whole thing - not the lost $8.50 to me, I could really care less about money even though I REALLY could use it. But the other thing that pisses me off is that I spend $30 in gasoline JUST to meet the Driver and get back home every week... it's barely worth the cost if most of what I'm netting is all just going to be going back into getting to work for me because of the capped hours BS. We go through enough insult without the capped hours being thrown on top of everything else. </p><p></p><p>So far, from November 25th to last week's check, I've made $300 net after the costs of gas, taxes, Union dues etc. That's half of what I used to make by this same time the other two Peaks (the hour caps have been severe this year). UPS is damn lucky I personally am not in this for the money, but for the shot of getting inside because if I WERE only concerned about the money, I'd have quit three years earlier when I was only making $40 or less a week.</p><p></p><p>But anyway, glad to see there are Drivers out there sticking up for themselves and their Helpers to do what we're all supposed to do: get the work done efficiently! Kuddos! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="Peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnus, post: 790912, member: 22193"] I wish every Driver had your stones... I really do. For me, I just get pissed off about the arbitrary hours limit because I'm not helping at all when I'm being kicked off before the work is done (especially on bad days when we have a really bad load and can't find a damn thing because it's not where it's supposed to be or else not there AT ALL), that just brings everything we've done in our few hours together crashing down (can't run in the dark and it's less safe to do without someone else there watching your back). Mostly, I feel really bad for my Driver when he has to go back out there alone in the dark and do more hours of work over the hour or two we COULD shave off the remaining time TOGETHER so he could get home before 11PM and maybe get to spend a little time with his wife and kids. THAT is what really pisses me off about the whole thing - not the lost $8.50 to me, I could really care less about money even though I REALLY could use it. But the other thing that pisses me off is that I spend $30 in gasoline JUST to meet the Driver and get back home every week... it's barely worth the cost if most of what I'm netting is all just going to be going back into getting to work for me because of the capped hours BS. We go through enough insult without the capped hours being thrown on top of everything else. So far, from November 25th to last week's check, I've made $300 net after the costs of gas, taxes, Union dues etc. That's half of what I used to make by this same time the other two Peaks (the hour caps have been severe this year). UPS is damn lucky I personally am not in this for the money, but for the shot of getting inside because if I WERE only concerned about the money, I'd have quit three years earlier when I was only making $40 or less a week. But anyway, glad to see there are Drivers out there sticking up for themselves and their Helpers to do what we're all supposed to do: get the work done efficiently! Kuddos! :peaceful: [/QUOTE]
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