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<blockquote data-quote="westsideworma" data-source="post: 245112"><p>Back a short month ago when I was a preloader I averaged 5.5 hrs a day also at 11/hr. It wasn't bad then but January to the end of may was kind of brutal in comparison. At least Jun-August (where I averaged 5.5 hrs or more a day) I felt like I was making money somewhat relative to the work level I was putting in.</p><p></p><p>That really needs to change. The starting wage is a joke. My grandmother even brought up how UPS used to be the place people lined up to work at because they paid so well for the hard work you put in. The rate was double or more the minimum wage for a while back in the early 80s...all those people that started then are now quality veteran drivers/or PT lifers (because they're still at the driver rate before the two tier wage split). One lady I know on my shift at the driver rate works 5+ hrs a day thats 700 bucks before taxes (28/hr, not including overtime, COLAs etc). She makes more than that on average but you get the point. I believe it was satellitedriver who said "pay peanuts and you get monkeys."</p><p></p><p>Bottomline the minimum wage is fast approaching 8.50/hr, in Jan 08 it will be 8.50 an hour in MA...the benefits are amazing but they don't help pay the bills and unless UPS wakes up all the Walmarts, Home Depots, Lowes Distribution Centers etc are going to sap up all the young workers that could have thrived at UPS. The majority of those places pay more (a lot more at Lowes for the same kind of work) have much more flexible schedules and you're able to get more hrs easily. That last one is kind of moot seeing as we are constantly begged to doubleshift due to staffing. I was told people don't look at the big picture at UPS when hired...kind of hard when you're slaving away @ 8.50 and in many cases being told how bad you are at it in the process. The company is just out of touch the with the PTimers and the times...period. One time I went to HR to verify something and most of them didn't even know we got OT after 5 hrs....thats sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westsideworma, post: 245112"] Back a short month ago when I was a preloader I averaged 5.5 hrs a day also at 11/hr. It wasn't bad then but January to the end of may was kind of brutal in comparison. At least Jun-August (where I averaged 5.5 hrs or more a day) I felt like I was making money somewhat relative to the work level I was putting in. That really needs to change. The starting wage is a joke. My grandmother even brought up how UPS used to be the place people lined up to work at because they paid so well for the hard work you put in. The rate was double or more the minimum wage for a while back in the early 80s...all those people that started then are now quality veteran drivers/or PT lifers (because they're still at the driver rate before the two tier wage split). One lady I know on my shift at the driver rate works 5+ hrs a day thats 700 bucks before taxes (28/hr, not including overtime, COLAs etc). She makes more than that on average but you get the point. I believe it was satellitedriver who said "pay peanuts and you get monkeys." Bottomline the minimum wage is fast approaching 8.50/hr, in Jan 08 it will be 8.50 an hour in MA...the benefits are amazing but they don't help pay the bills and unless UPS wakes up all the Walmarts, Home Depots, Lowes Distribution Centers etc are going to sap up all the young workers that could have thrived at UPS. The majority of those places pay more (a lot more at Lowes for the same kind of work) have much more flexible schedules and you're able to get more hrs easily. That last one is kind of moot seeing as we are constantly begged to doubleshift due to staffing. I was told people don't look at the big picture at UPS when hired...kind of hard when you're slaving away @ 8.50 and in many cases being told how bad you are at it in the process. The company is just out of touch the with the PTimers and the times...period. One time I went to HR to verify something and most of them didn't even know we got OT after 5 hrs....thats sad. [/QUOTE]
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