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I am going to apply for UPS at the end of the month.
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<blockquote data-quote="UnconTROLLed" data-source="post: 710618" data-attributes="member: 18708"><p>Hey Lugo. Maybe I can give you some information here.</p><p></p><p>The most hours you will recieve initially will probably be on the preload shift as a new-hire. </p><p></p><p>The day shift is impossible to get onto. The twilight is difficult, though they may eventually start hiring again. Midnight occasionally has openings, as well as the preload.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, the preload is where you can get the most hours because you will be starting around 4am and leaving when the trucks go out. This is at the earliest 8am or so, and the "wrap up" is 8:30ish. You should get at least 4 hours on the Chelmsford preload. </p><p></p><p>However, on the twilight and midnight if you were to get "in", you will probably be sent home after 3.5 hours every night and you will probably be intimidated/coerced into leaving before 3.5 hours. </p><p></p><p>That is the work environment at UPS - management is extremely numbers orientated and they will do whatever it is to break any contractual obligation to get ahead. </p><p></p><p>My opinion: you will work harder on the twilight or midnight sort than preload. You will be a loader on the twi, meaning you will be loading the long trailers. This is a difficult and thankless job, nevermind dirty and sometimes disgusting. You get slammed with boxes constantly for 3.5 hours. </p><p></p><p>However, preloading is not quite as bad to me. You will be loading the brown trucks, and the boxes do not come from conveyers (which is very difficult as a loader because you have no control over the pace of the flow). The packages are in cages which you empty and then load into the cars.</p><p></p><p>As far as the hours, if you want to work evenings/nights then the twi or mid is better. However if you are an early morning person, preload is definitly the best option. You will be out of work at 8 or 8:30 most days and have the whole day ahead of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UnconTROLLed, post: 710618, member: 18708"] Hey Lugo. Maybe I can give you some information here. The most hours you will recieve initially will probably be on the preload shift as a new-hire. The day shift is impossible to get onto. The twilight is difficult, though they may eventually start hiring again. Midnight occasionally has openings, as well as the preload. Having said that, the preload is where you can get the most hours because you will be starting around 4am and leaving when the trucks go out. This is at the earliest 8am or so, and the "wrap up" is 8:30ish. You should get at least 4 hours on the Chelmsford preload. However, on the twilight and midnight if you were to get "in", you will probably be sent home after 3.5 hours every night and you will probably be intimidated/coerced into leaving before 3.5 hours. That is the work environment at UPS - management is extremely numbers orientated and they will do whatever it is to break any contractual obligation to get ahead. My opinion: you will work harder on the twilight or midnight sort than preload. You will be a loader on the twi, meaning you will be loading the long trailers. This is a difficult and thankless job, nevermind dirty and sometimes disgusting. You get slammed with boxes constantly for 3.5 hours. However, preloading is not quite as bad to me. You will be loading the brown trucks, and the boxes do not come from conveyers (which is very difficult as a loader because you have no control over the pace of the flow). The packages are in cages which you empty and then load into the cars. As far as the hours, if you want to work evenings/nights then the twi or mid is better. However if you are an early morning person, preload is definitly the best option. You will be out of work at 8 or 8:30 most days and have the whole day ahead of you. [/QUOTE]
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