New hire and already planned holiday

LuckyDucky · Jul 17, 2016

DOK said:
But again my reference is from being a driver. His craft is probably in higher demand on the job market than ours. Good luck!

I suspect that either way its kind of a crap shoot.

SmithBarney · Jul 17, 2016

Well it does'n't hurt to try, you may want to mention it's a family reunion and you didn't expect UPS to hire so quickly.. I was able to go to my reunion several weeks after getting hired...
Otherwise I'd say, don't lose all the money, take the trip without hubby.. and have a nice time, he'll understand, plus he's English so chances are he's seen the place before..

Billy Ray · Jul 18, 2016

LuckyDucky said:
I'd like them to allow him a later start date, yes. Many people cant start immediately, its not unusual. And it might be the case, and it might not be the case, that they are willing to cut him the slack. If its possible it would be better for all concerned to have a happy new employee.

You should be made aware right up front that ups does not care if their production units (employees) are happy.

Catatonic · Jul 18, 2016

Billy Ray said:
You should be made aware right up front that ups does not care if their production units (employees) are happy.

Consider yourself informed!

Gear · Jul 18, 2016

Brownslave688 said:
You need a special license for package car too.

Not in my state. Its just a regular C license.

Gear · Jul 18, 2016

Brownslave688 said:
I'm not trying to argue driving is equal to plant engineering. However to say it's unskilled is an ignorant statement.

Im not trying to be a :censored2:

about this, skilled positions arent filled by seniority. We all make about the same hourly rate, so we're all the same. If a PE mech, Feeder driver or Auto mech gets fired tomorrow, their skill set will find them another job or they could even start their own business.

Brownslave688 · Jul 18, 2016

Gear said:
Im not trying to be a about this, skilled positions arent filled by seniority. We all make about the same hourly rate, so we're all the same. If a PE mech, Feeder driver or Auto mech gets fired tomorrow, their skill set will find them another job or they could even start their own business.

Feeders are filled by seniority though.

LuckyDucky · Jul 18, 2016

Well it was worry over nothing. John told them that he had the holiday planned and that he could either start work when he returned or start and then leave for the holiday. They said they really needed him asap, so he starts as soon as his background check is finished, they said the coming monday. There wasn't even any discussion about whether he could go on the holiday.

Apparently no one is passing the first written test, so they never even get to the interviewing process. Thats why they had him in the next day after passing the test, and did the hands on test/interview and offered him the job right off. If someone doesnt pass the test they can't move forward, they have no leeway. John passed the test, but not by much. He likely missed all the electrical stuff. Its a bear of a test.

He will be a temporary for 120 days and then they will assess his improvement on electrical. He was told to study three phase motor control theory.

We'll leave for the holiday and then restart work when he returns. So YAY! Employed at a great company and we are going on holiday and can enjoy ourselves knowing we dont have to look for a job anymore! Thank you everyone for chiming in.

LuckyDucky · Jul 18, 2016

SmithBarney said:
Well it does'n't hurt to try, you may want to mention it's a family reunion and you didn't expect UPS to hire so quickly.. I was able to go to my reunion several weeks after getting hired...
Otherwise I'd say, don't lose all the money, take the trip without hubby.. and have a nice time, he'll understand, plus he's English so chances are he's seen the place before..

We

LuckyDucky · Jul 18, 2016

We were lucky. The holiday posed no problem at all and no one even mentioned his not going. They are in need of PE mechanics so he starts Monday and will leave for holiday and then restart on return.

LuckyDucky · Jul 18, 2016

Billy Ray said:
You should be made aware right up front that ups does not care if their production units (employees) are happy.

Well that sounds barbaric. Do u think it's as bad for the physical engineering mechanics?

olroadbeech · Jul 18, 2016

clean hairy said:
What it comes down to, does he want the job, or to go on a trip?

answer so simple but exactly right. plus 10.

Dr.Brownz · Jul 18, 2016

UpstateNYUPSer said:
You really are a jerk.

Grow up

Gear · Jul 18, 2016

LuckyDucky said:
Well it was worry over nothing. John told them that he had the holiday planned and that he could either start work when he returned or start and then leave for the holiday. They said they really needed him asap, so he starts as soon as his background check is finished, they said the coming monday. There wasn't even any discussion about whether he could go on the holiday.

Apparently no one is passing the first written test, so they never even get to the interviewing process. Thats why they had him in the next day after passing the test, and did the hands on test/interview and offered him the job right off. If someone doesnt pass the test they can't move forward, they have no leeway. John passed the test, but not by much. He likely missed all the electrical stuff. Its a bear of a test.

He will be a temporary for 120 days and then they will assess his improvement on electrical. He was told to study three phase motor control theory.

We'll leave for the holiday and then restart work when he returns. So YAY! Employed at a great company and we are going on holiday and can enjoy ourselves knowing we dont have to look for a job anymore! Thank you everyone for chiming in.

He's in, its that simple. Temporary is just normal probation. He'll come in, do his job and go home. Ive never seen any IAM guys get fired during probation. He's good to go.

UpstateNYUPSer(Ret) · Jul 18, 2016

Gear said:
He's in, its that simple. Temporary is just normal probation. He'll come in, do his job and go home. Ive never seen any IAM guys get fired during probation. He's good to go.

What if he is a total screw up?

cosmo1 · Jul 18, 2016

UpstateNYUPSer said:
What if he is a total screw up?

He'll probably still make it. After all, you did.

Gear · Jul 18, 2016

Brownslave688 said:
Feeders are filled by seniority though.

I know. You guys come in, work way harder and take way more heat from management than I do for the same hourly rate. Its the skill needed for the job that makes the difference.

UpstateNYUPSer(Ret) · Jul 18, 2016

Gear said:
I know. You guys come in, work way harder and take way more heat from management than I do for the same hourly rate. Its the skill needed for the job that makes the difference.

Can you please show us on your pay stub where it indicates skill level?

Gear · Jul 18, 2016

UpstateNYUPSer said:
What if he is a total screw up?

The test will weed out good guys and bad guys. Chances are the screw ups wont pass the test. My guess is that the guy knows what he's doing.

Johney · Jul 18, 2016

UpstateNYUPSer said:
You really are a jerk.

UpstateNYUPSer said:
Then state your facts without your condescending opinion.

You've got to be :censored2:

ing kidding me!

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