stevetheupsguy
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Ups wifey: first let me congratulate you on your choice of avatar. Wise choice. Secondly, I found your first post to be well written. Let's play it safe and assume that his being late can be an impediment to becoming a driver (which I think is your suspicion and the postings here will be shown to your husband to back them up.) Is there anything that can be done to get him to work on time? Can he cut back on one hour a day at his other job, to be on time at ups? Is there a way for him to be more prepared to get things done quicker so he can get more sleep? You know your situation better than anyone so think of things to get him to work on time. My one suggestion: You be the alarm clock and yell and scream (albeit with a loving smile on your face) to wake him up and give him an incentive to be happy to get out of house and be at ups. He'll thank you in the long run.
As for the past haunting him: fair enough but he can't go back in Peter Potamus's wayback machine (if you get the reference great, but I just throw it in there to entertain covemaster and others) but his showing up on time now and the future can go along way to burying that past. Good luck.
Stand back as I do my HHHippo HHHurricane, HHHoller!!!, tha was a good reference, so-so.
I was curious how hard it is to make the transition from part time preloader to full time driver.
I know there is a 30 day probationary period, but do you need to keep your second job when you are starting out as a driver?
Is it like being a part time driver because your not guaranteed 40 hours and never know when you will be called in as a cover driver? If UPS expects you to come in everyday and be on call in case someone doesn't come into work that day, how can you have a second job not knowing if you will be working at UPS that day or not?
I know it's a lot of questions, and I appreciate any answers provided.
Your second job has to be really flexible. UPS will use and abuse you, the dump you. MHO, go to driving school and wait for a driving position to open. Keep your other job to make ends meet, because you never know when it's gonna happen. Just keep you name on the bid list. Oh, and another thing, STOP LETTING YOUR DRIVERS LOAD YOUR TRUCKS FOR YOU!!!