Lol, I've noticed the same in our building...
How was your Friday after Thanksgiving?
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greengrenades
To be the man, you gotta beat the man.
Did my usual run, and got 10 1/2 hours. Same as always pretty much.
Richard Harrow
Deplorable.
Come to think of it, because I was on vacation I made $532.16 without leaving home.
Sorry for that error.
Richard Harrow
Deplorable.
FWIW, I had guys texting me at 20:45 telling me they were just punching out. But we're in a still-voluntary local so it was expected that if you elected to work you were going to get hammered.
Slinging Packages
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clean hairy
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I am guessing it makes Monday less of a headache since some of Fridays stuff got out of the way.
HEFFERNAN
Huge Member
It was a smart move for the company. I had a lot commercial stops closed for the day, but that's not the reason we worked. We worked to get those residential deliveries done because that's the area we will be hit hardest Monday and Tuesday.
About the 2015 calendar, it's for the customers not UPS employees. It doesn't show Black Friday as a holiday because we want the businesses to know it's a regular working day at UPS. Our contract showing that day as a holiday shouldn't be a concern for our shippers. I still would be shocked to see any businesses that were closed yesterday to open next year. Fed-Ex has always worked a full day and that hasn't created more open pickups.
About the 2015 calendar, it's for the customers not UPS employees. It doesn't show Black Friday as a holiday because we want the businesses to know it's a regular working day at UPS. Our contract showing that day as a holiday shouldn't be a concern for our shippers. I still would be shocked to see any businesses that were closed yesterday to open next year. Fed-Ex has always worked a full day and that hasn't created more open pickups.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
I left at 9 am and got home at 10pm.
It was worth it though. Got to witness my second SEC east title in two years.
It was worth it though. Got to witness my second SEC east title in two years.
guyinthebrownbox
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I was fortunate enough to have the day off. I'm in feeders but a few fellow drivers were saying they were doing a ton of local work moving empty trailers out of the yard. Supposedly dispatch is trying to prime the building as much as possible for the oncoming cyber Monday onslaught. This is what I interpreted. We are a hub so we process a few amazon warehouses
Do I think it was a smart business decision? Although I prefer to have the day off, Yes simply so the customers can see that we are attempting to stay ahead of the game.
Do I think it helped? Yes, to an extent. It may have purged some of early next week's volume but we all know there are going to be tons of last minute online shoppers. To me; that's when the real test comes.
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Do I think it was a smart business decision? Although I prefer to have the day off, Yes simply so the customers can see that we are attempting to stay ahead of the game.
Do I think it helped? Yes, to an extent. It may have purged some of early next week's volume but we all know there are going to be tons of last minute online shoppers. To me; that's when the real test comes.
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DumbTruckDriver
Allergic to cardboard.
You must be fun at parties...
I wasn't inspired by the package dispatch team in my building. I loaded in a place where it is awkward to do add cuts.
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