bleedinbrown58
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Got that right....I'll break $1200 a week this peak
Loader and Driver helper?
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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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It has nothing to do with the number of employees and everything to do with how they treat their employees. No one should be working 18 hour days-----that is just insane. Our inside workers who double as helpers are capped at 12 hours. Yes, this can make it difficult on the driver, who has to figure out how to use them in the most efficient manner, but anything beyond 12 hours would quickly lead to burn out.
bleedinbrown58
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I wasn't forced to work 16-18hr days....I volunteered. It was either drive out 30-40 miles to meet the driver at noon (off the clock with my gas) and they'd work me 5 hours and send me home. Or leave the building after preload on the PC and have to work the whole shift. For $30+/hr OT....yes please!
bleedinbrown58
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TooTechie
Geek in Brown
No, he didn't work in the hub, but I wouldn't have worked him if he wasn't available the hours I needed him. I made an exception with one helper and let him start late twice for college final exams because he was a hard worker, but normally I would have swapped out the helper if they weren't available when I need them.
Some drivers/routes don't need a helper all day, but on the route I ran last peak I needed one about an hour into the day.
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
We can't tell you what local practice is. Ask someone AT WORK please.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Lol friggin newbies. What's my start time tomorrow?
laffter
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What's the hourly pay rate for helpers over there?
I'd be royally pissed if my hours were capped. If they want to treat me better by capping hours, they can pay me more per hour. I count on this time of the year to earn as much money as I can.
Just to clarify, the 18-hour thing was actually just one single day. I haven't been able to get that many hours in one day since then. If I recall correctly, it was an unusual situation where I helped maybe 3 different drivers starting immediately after preload.
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bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
In my local....Seasonal helper rate is $8/hr....seniority preload helper rate is 12.75.but there is no cap on hours.
laffter
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We get 8.50 here. Doesn't matter if you're an outside helper, or inside with any amount of seniority.
I can understand a cap on hours if you get something like 12.75. But, 8.50 might as well be slave labor.
PT Car Washer
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Just heard our helpers are going to be paid $15.00/hr. Heard rumors seasonal package handlers will be paid $14.00/hr. OMS who does recruiting did tell me new hires will receive an $80.00 a week bonus each week they reported to work each day. Asked him about seasonal and he told me still tying to hire enough permanent PT for all the sorts.
I heard a commercial on the radio,for seasonal help. $10 -$11 an hour,$50 a week bonus.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Really? They used to have $100 a week bonus in my local but they got rid of it a few years ago.
They must be desperate,If they are advertising for help on the radio.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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The $100 was a one time bonus, not weekly.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Of course....I'm surprised they don't try to.recruit at social services or the DOL offices
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Just like preload hours get capped? You don't work in my local....go recycle something.
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