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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 998417" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>Full-time Couriers are already getting supplemental employment (outside part-time jobs), to make ends meets. I've received reports of station managers getting nervous about employees handing them their work schedules for their outside job. These Couriers are already being threatened with "outside employment cannot interfere with Express scheduling" and being threatened with disciplinary actions if their outside work in anyway conflicts with Express "needs". </p><p></p><p>The individuals that do station scheduling (ususlly a wage employee) can easily work around the schedules that are given to them by Couriers with outside employment, BUT station management is telling the schedulers to NOT give any flexibility - they want conflicts to arise so these Couriers with outside employment are forced into making a choice between Express and whatever employment. They want these people GONE.</p><p></p><p>There are also problems with part-timers who hold additional employment. Express technically can't compel these people to work outside their scheduled hours - but these people don't have the flexibility that Express management wants ("can you stay a couple of extra hours", or "can you run an additional route"). Part-timers who have outside employment have the ability to say NO, and there is nothing Express management can do about it.</p><p></p><p>With Express Saver disappearing, I think "peak 2012" will be much lighter than past peaks. There won't be as many over-the-counter consumer shipments (who in the hell is going to pay full 2nd day rates - unless it is an absolute emergency). The station CSAs will be swamped with Ground volume to be shipped, but I think Express over-the-counter volume will be no where near historical levels - with 3rd day option gone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 998417, member: 22880"] Full-time Couriers are already getting supplemental employment (outside part-time jobs), to make ends meets. I've received reports of station managers getting nervous about employees handing them their work schedules for their outside job. These Couriers are already being threatened with "outside employment cannot interfere with Express scheduling" and being threatened with disciplinary actions if their outside work in anyway conflicts with Express "needs". The individuals that do station scheduling (ususlly a wage employee) can easily work around the schedules that are given to them by Couriers with outside employment, BUT station management is telling the schedulers to NOT give any flexibility - they want conflicts to arise so these Couriers with outside employment are forced into making a choice between Express and whatever employment. They want these people GONE. There are also problems with part-timers who hold additional employment. Express technically can't compel these people to work outside their scheduled hours - but these people don't have the flexibility that Express management wants ("can you stay a couple of extra hours", or "can you run an additional route"). Part-timers who have outside employment have the ability to say NO, and there is nothing Express management can do about it. With Express Saver disappearing, I think "peak 2012" will be much lighter than past peaks. There won't be as many over-the-counter consumer shipments (who in the hell is going to pay full 2nd day rates - unless it is an absolute emergency). The station CSAs will be swamped with Ground volume to be shipped, but I think Express over-the-counter volume will be no where near historical levels - with 3rd day option gone. [/QUOTE]
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