Off the street FT Driver position
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BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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You do realize that I made that story up, don't you?
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
You do realize, I was just having a little fun.... with the wording of those posts ??
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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I had just gotten home on terminal leave and called a friend of mine who I had been stationed with here. Told me he was working at UPS and that they were hiring. Went to the Labor Department to apply---met with the center manager and DM, who was also a veteran---and was hired along with 3 others. I think one of them may have offered me a soda but there was definitely no dinner.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
I was a peak hire in 1988 ,, worked the TWI ,, let go on the 24th,,called me back in Jan 89,the guy told me I would be considered an off the street hire and you probably wont last cuz most of you guys cant cut it , that was 25 years ago and I still laugh when I think of his fat arse being walked out the door for stealing,,,hmmmmm I 'm still here lard azzz !!
Kicked Your Dog
25 Year UPSer/SoCal Feeder
No matter what, you outside hires need to stay humble. Yes, the contract allows outside hiring, but you still haven't put in the time to be a UPSer. No summers spent loading/unloading a feeder, nor winters freezing your nuggets, overnight in a hub operation.
NEVER, and I repeat, NEVER take this opportunity for granted, because the contract that allows this for you was voted on by active UPS-Teamsters. Stay humble. Work hard. Don't become a company b!tch. Help your brothers every day of your career. You'd be back "outside" without them.
**I was an outside hire, but I came from pt management. I give thanks for my job and my brothers every day.
NEVER, and I repeat, NEVER take this opportunity for granted, because the contract that allows this for you was voted on by active UPS-Teamsters. Stay humble. Work hard. Don't become a company b!tch. Help your brothers every day of your career. You'd be back "outside" without them.
**I was an outside hire, but I came from pt management. I give thanks for my job and my brothers every day.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Give me a freakin' break.
Kicked Your Dog
25 Year UPSer/SoCal Feeder
I'll give you two 15's and a 10, after 10 hours.
joeboodog
good people drink good beer
I've known some part timers that weren't worth a crap as drivers. It all depends on the individual. This job isn't for everyone. Putting time in as a part timer helps with adjusting to the UPS mind set but nothing can prepare anyone for the insanity we call driving.
Cementups
Box Monkey
You almost had me thinking we work at the same place. The guy who hired me was escorted out for similar reasons. And being that you've been there 5 years longer than me makes it really coincidental. But my guy wasn't fat.
ChickenLegs
Safety Expert
Hiring a FT off the street with no experience and right after peak...no way
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Way.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
If an opening exists and the applicant is qualified what difference should it make?
ChickenLegs
Safety Expert
don't feed the troll
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Man, that troll banner looks much better than "Staff Member"!
Can we make it bright red to stand out better?
Appreciate all the tips. Right after peak ft driver. I asked my friend before he told me I would have to spend a year as a package handler and then guaranteed driver position. After two months I told him ok no problem 120 percent I am ready. He told me he wanted to see how Serious I was and said I will interviewed for a ft driving position.
Re-Raise
Well-Known Member
Interesting story. Your Honor may I cross examine?
If you took a job as package handler you would then be an inside hire subject to seniority. What does your powerful "friend" do for UPS that he has so much control? And do you know that 100% is the maximum % possible?
