Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Don't give the kid false hope. Working hard has little to do with being a drivers. There is no driving ASAP. You wait and wait and wait some more most of the time. It's all about seniority.
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Rawrzxor
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Awesome. Thanks everyone for some very informative answers. 
Thank you, ChickenLegs. I did my best.
I took a tour a few hours ago, and am on my way to oreintation next week.
I'm on the trailers, heh. Bottom of the food chain yaaaaaaaay! Lol.
A supervisor said that it's a 4 year wait at the HUB I'm working at...:/ I thought I might be able to pop in in 1 or 2 years. Especially since the contract is up next year, and a lot of people will possibly(?) be retiring? I can still do 4 years, though. I'll just chill and go to school a little.
Thanks again guys. I'm really excited to be part of the UPS crew. ^_^
Thank you, ChickenLegs. I did my best.
I took a tour a few hours ago, and am on my way to oreintation next week.
I'm on the trailers, heh. Bottom of the food chain yaaaaaaaay! Lol.
A supervisor said that it's a 4 year wait at the HUB I'm working at...:/ I thought I might be able to pop in in 1 or 2 years. Especially since the contract is up next year, and a lot of people will possibly(?) be retiring? I can still do 4 years, though. I'll just chill and go to school a little.
Thanks again guys. I'm really excited to be part of the UPS crew. ^_^
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
1) Contract might not have anything to do with people retiring. In my area our pension wasn't affected by the new contract, but some are on a national pension where the payouts went up with the new contract.
2) Even if drivers retire it might not mean anything. My center has had 3 drivers retire in the last year and they haven't replaced a single one of them...
3) When I went to driving school I was the lowest seniority guy with 3 1/2 years worked inside. There were guys there that had put in 9 years inside to get a chance to drive.
4) Inside supervisors have no clue about how long it takes to go drive.
Awesome. Thanks everyone for some very informative answers.
Thank you, ChickenLegs. I did my best.
I took a tour a few hours ago, and am on my way to oreintation next week.
I'm on the trailers, heh. Bottom of the food chain yaaaaaaaay! Lol.
A supervisor said that it's a 4 year wait at the HUB I'm working at...:/ I thought I might be able to pop in in 1 or 2 years. Especially since the contract is up next year, and a lot of people will possibly(?) be retiring? I can still do 4 years, though. I'll just chill and go to school a little.
Thanks again guys. I'm really excited to be part of the UPS crew. ^_^
4 yrs? Could be 8-10. Make it your back up plan if I were you. Go to school and only work really hard at SCHOOL.
Well that kinda blows. Ehhhhhh. If it's really going to be almost a decade I might really have to make school option A. :/
But at least pters get tuition assistance!
We...we do get tuition assistance, right?
1. Most buildings don't offer it.
2. You'll likely have to be working on the preload if you are in a building that has it.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Most don't? Since when? At least 4 buildings in 804 offer it....if you're a preloader.
NY doesn't represent the whole UPS franchise.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Agreed, but you're basing it on the fact that YOU don't qualify because you work the local sort. If I'm wrong....tell me more....What percentage of buildings in the country offer tuition assistance?
It sucks how management gives false impressions to new hires. When I first got hired the HR rep told me that I could become a driver in 4 years. I had already worked as a driver helper previous to being hired, so I already knew how the water ran, and just laughed silently. At my hub it currently takes 10.5 years to go driving. Lol. Not even close to the 4 year wait the rep tried lying to me about. Hahaha.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Long Island does not represent all of New York.
Re-Raise
Well-Known Member
You are probably talking about seasonal drivers that you helped at peak.
They are not full-time seniority drivers. We put every warm body that could drive on the street this Christmas with helpers.
They are back to their part-time positions now
FilingBluesFL
Well-Known Member
Ever think of hanging out with a few dudes that like to share roofies?
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
No kidding. Neither does the BOG.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
No kidding. Neither does the BOG.
-No. UPS doesn't give drug test unless you give them cause to.
-Usually the mall cops are through about their searches after a in-hub theft.
J
jibbs
Guest
lol @ "I was around some friends that were smoking weed this weekend, but I totally didn't hit it myself I was just around it and think I'm dirty"
^^Most oft-repeated lie in the history of substance abuse.^^
[EDIT: Actually, maybe it's "I only had a half a beer, officer..." Either way, they both rank pretty friend*in' high up there.]
^^Most oft-repeated lie in the history of substance abuse.^^
[EDIT: Actually, maybe it's "I only had a half a beer, officer..." Either way, they both rank pretty friend*in' high up there.]
I know a driver who got canned for coming to work smelling of alcohol. He had been driving for 20 years, not a problem child either. They tested for alcohol and drugs and he showed positive for both. Never got to comeback, but I hear he's a lot happier now that he's gone.
Johnny Paycheck
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
How exactly did they "test" him for alcohol? It's not like it shows up in a urine sample. Unless he was still drunk and they breathalyzed him.
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