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<blockquote data-quote="Kicked Your Dog" data-source="post: 1261081" data-attributes="member: 51488"><p>In 2004, I was taken to dinner and received my partnership offer. The only thing negotiable is wether or not you decide to take the offer. There are too many candidates willing to take the position, regardless of compensation, to make any negotiating worthwhile. </p><p></p><p>For me the compensation was not worth the job. These were the facts in 2004:</p><p>1) I'd make 80% of my topped out driver rate, broken down as 70% salary/30% stock</p><p>2) I'd lose 1 week vacation</p><p>3) I'd work in the same center, with drivers I'd developed friendships with, and have to regain their trust and respect</p><p>4) I could be transferred to any operation in the district at any time</p><p>5) If my salary was to be paid by the hour I'd realistically earn 60-70% of my topped out driver rate</p><p>6) I'd be expected to work 11-12 hours a day</p><p></p><p>These were just a few of the major "perks" I was presented-and I was a highly rated candidate, due to my education. Frankly, my wife said she'd have left me had I accepted this offer and the inevitable stress I would bring home again (I had once been a pt supv and earned the opportunity to drive). Paid by the hour, the drivers are the highest paid classification up until the DM level. Sure, management gets stock options, but if every driver that worked a 47.5 to 50 hour week, buys the same $-value in shares and/or contributes to their 401k, they still come out ahead. As a driver I'll have a fabulous nest egg at retirement, I have more vacation time and sick time, and I earn as much now, as my manager, in total compensation. By the end of this contract I'll earn considerably more than a manager. I'm in my 30's, he's 50. That's not to mention feeder guys who clear 120k. Without being too disrespectful to your decision, the only reason you should even consider management is if driving is too hard for you. Not everyone can work in beast mode and hump day in and out, in weather and climate. But, that's why we're a skilled trade and earn the compensation we do. This is why management tries to make our jobs harder than they need to be. "Haters gonna hate."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kicked Your Dog, post: 1261081, member: 51488"] In 2004, I was taken to dinner and received my partnership offer. The only thing negotiable is wether or not you decide to take the offer. There are too many candidates willing to take the position, regardless of compensation, to make any negotiating worthwhile. For me the compensation was not worth the job. These were the facts in 2004: 1) I'd make 80% of my topped out driver rate, broken down as 70% salary/30% stock 2) I'd lose 1 week vacation 3) I'd work in the same center, with drivers I'd developed friendships with, and have to regain their trust and respect 4) I could be transferred to any operation in the district at any time 5) If my salary was to be paid by the hour I'd realistically earn 60-70% of my topped out driver rate 6) I'd be expected to work 11-12 hours a day These were just a few of the major "perks" I was presented-and I was a highly rated candidate, due to my education. Frankly, my wife said she'd have left me had I accepted this offer and the inevitable stress I would bring home again (I had once been a pt supv and earned the opportunity to drive). Paid by the hour, the drivers are the highest paid classification up until the DM level. Sure, management gets stock options, but if every driver that worked a 47.5 to 50 hour week, buys the same $-value in shares and/or contributes to their 401k, they still come out ahead. As a driver I'll have a fabulous nest egg at retirement, I have more vacation time and sick time, and I earn as much now, as my manager, in total compensation. By the end of this contract I'll earn considerably more than a manager. I'm in my 30's, he's 50. That's not to mention feeder guys who clear 120k. Without being too disrespectful to your decision, the only reason you should even consider management is if driving is too hard for you. Not everyone can work in beast mode and hump day in and out, in weather and climate. But, that's why we're a skilled trade and earn the compensation we do. This is why management tries to make our jobs harder than they need to be. "Haters gonna hate." [/QUOTE]
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