Outside Hires
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SKAGITDRIVER
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I was a peak driver that drove peak in 85 got layed off came back in 86 drove again was layed off News Years eve and told to be back on monday Jan 3 stupid me showed up on Monday (LOL) and as they say the rest is history
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I was hired off the street May 1989.
Dookiebrowns
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I did the Christmas peak in 2006, and was hired in April 2007.
3 done 3 to go
In control of own destiny
I was a outside hire in '88. Finally full time Nov '98. Only get credit of only 10 yrs now for vacation.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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And you are a Steeler fan so everything in your life is good!
tracker2762
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I applied for helper job peak '84 but I didn't get the job. Then applied for driver a couple weeks later and worked peak. I was laid off Dec 26 and called back Jan 2. Been there ever since.
brownrodster
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Our last one was winter '06, IIRC. Last one before that was mid 90's I think. We've also had several supervisors become drivers over the years. Couldn't say when, though.
A couple years ago one of our peak drivers was offered a driver job in a nearby center. He turned them down
He was a graduate student. But his major was something dumb that would never get him a job making half of what a UPS driver makes. He didn't take the job because he didn't want to drive 25 miles away to the other UPS center that needed more drivers.
I heard a rumor that a guy with a PHD in poly sci is eyeballing our next off the street driver job.
No such person
Southern Ct.
I was a casual for starting Oct. 2006, went full time Jan. 2007. We kept 3 casuals from peak the next year, no new drivers since.
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pickup
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same here although the difference between over and me is that I came in as a peak feeder and he(I think) came in as a peak package car driver
Outside. Worked that peak as a driver and came back in Jan. 1979, 30 days later was in the union and full time.
What'dyabringmetoday???
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1979? Are you still working? If not, hope you are enjoying the good life. If so, hope you are enjoying life.
stevetheupsguy
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Same year and month I met my ex-wife.
Our last outside hire was in the late 90's. He got hired, went full time, got a DUI, came back from the DUI, went out with a back problem and finally got busted on video windsurfing.
I did it the hard way, 3 years preload and full time since 99. Don't know if I would have made it, off the street as a full time driver.
Been retired for six years come the saturday after thanksgiving.
Correct!
The Milkman
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Worked as driver in 81 for peak. Then laid off. came back Sept of 82 and 3 of us were kept after peak, and retired 1-1-2008. I even got credit for hours worked in 81 towards my pension credit..
