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<blockquote data-quote="Orion inc." data-source="post: 1681433" data-attributes="member: 58808"><p>Quote <Probably true about making more than them. I definitely believe that is why some people feel they can treat me like shi.t. Just like when my center manager told me I would be "making $100,000 in 5 years", in other words he can treat me like s.hit because I'll be making that in 5 years (which isn't true btw).</p><p></p><p>Just to clear something up though...I make $20.87/hr, which is almost $2.00/hr less than I made about 6 years ago at another job. I quit because it was nights (til 10:30) and went to usps...was there 2 years, then my/our pay was cut $5.90/hr so I went back to old job. Then company was "dissolved"...a different company took over and wouldn't hire the past employees. So that's how I came to be at ups.</p><p></p><p>I work on avg 3-4 days a week. Had to borrow $2,400 from my parents for the first time in my life. So yeah I am bitter, I admit. I feel I've been screwed over a few times. Getting inside rate for a weeks vacation (10.10 @ 20 hrs) s.hit like that...what a joke. 9.5 list....lol, what's that...I'm a cover.</p><p></p><p>I was thinking of sticking it out to next year when I get a $4.00/hr raise ($12/hr raise for air). Pretty sure the $ won't make me happy though.> Quote</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We all had to pay our dues and put our time in to get to full rate driver mark. Stick it out. It does get better in time with regards to money and routes. I did part time split shift while working another job for 7 years before I went full time and got through progression. After 20 years, I'm where I need to be and my family is taken care of for it. Put your dues in and it will pay dividends for you later on in life. I was lucky to start at 18, and now almost 39, my life is secure to where the kids are well taken care of, the house is good and retirement savings and such are there. </p><p></p><p>It's like anything else in life, you'll get what you give. Hang in there. It does get better</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orion inc., post: 1681433, member: 58808"] Quote <Probably true about making more than them. I definitely believe that is why some people feel they can treat me like shi.t. Just like when my center manager told me I would be "making $100,000 in 5 years", in other words he can treat me like s.hit because I'll be making that in 5 years (which isn't true btw). Just to clear something up though...I make $20.87/hr, which is almost $2.00/hr less than I made about 6 years ago at another job. I quit because it was nights (til 10:30) and went to usps...was there 2 years, then my/our pay was cut $5.90/hr so I went back to old job. Then company was "dissolved"...a different company took over and wouldn't hire the past employees. So that's how I came to be at ups. I work on avg 3-4 days a week. Had to borrow $2,400 from my parents for the first time in my life. So yeah I am bitter, I admit. I feel I've been screwed over a few times. Getting inside rate for a weeks vacation (10.10 @ 20 hrs) s.hit like that...what a joke. 9.5 list....lol, what's that...I'm a cover. I was thinking of sticking it out to next year when I get a $4.00/hr raise ($12/hr raise for air). Pretty sure the $ won't make me happy though.> Quote We all had to pay our dues and put our time in to get to full rate driver mark. Stick it out. It does get better in time with regards to money and routes. I did part time split shift while working another job for 7 years before I went full time and got through progression. After 20 years, I'm where I need to be and my family is taken care of for it. Put your dues in and it will pay dividends for you later on in life. I was lucky to start at 18, and now almost 39, my life is secure to where the kids are well taken care of, the house is good and retirement savings and such are there. It's like anything else in life, you'll get what you give. Hang in there. It does get better [/QUOTE]
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