PT package handler questions

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

So, you are accepting a seasonal job and wondering how much time off you might get, before you even start working? Ahhh...what a work ethic.

He's a college kid who wants to make a few $$ before going home for the holidays. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[bleedinbrown58]

He's a college kid who wants to make a few $$ before going home for the holidays. Nothing wrong with that.

How can he make money when his biggest concern is coming home for "more than a weekend"?

 

[moreluck]

He's a college kid who wants to make a few $$ before going home for the holidays. Nothing wrong with that.

Then he should apply at Papa Johns or Dominos!!

 

[bleedinbrown58]

Then he should apply at Papa Johns or Dominos!!

He'd make more money delivering pizzas on a busy Friday night than a week at UPS....that's for sure.

 

[Billy Ray]

He'd make more money delivering pizzas on a busy Friday night than a week at UPS....that's for sure.

... and no pizzas over 70 pounds.

 

[bleedinbrown58]

... and no pizzas over 70 pounds.

I unloaded 3 trailers yesterday....for the first time ever. I'm a little sore today....lol

 

[bleedinbrown58]

... and no pizzas over 70 pounds.

that is true.

 

[Brownslave688]

 

[browner89]

Took you 8+ hours to post that, slacker.

 

[Oskarismyname]

What did HR say to you when you asked this question during your interview?

Why would I ask that during the interview? Thought brown cafe would be a better

What did HR say to you when you asked this question during your interview?

obviously I did not ask such a thing. I'm choosing to stay in my college town to work, I was just curious how long seasonal PT handlers work. Thanks anyways

 

[Rack em]

I unloaded 3 trailers yesterday....for the first time ever. I'm a little sore today....lol

Your center only gets 3 trailer? Or do you swap out with someone?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

My center manager wanted me to put those "UPS is Hiring" stickers on packages going to the college mail room.

Never happened.

 

[Rack em]

My center manager wanted me to put those "UPS is Hiring" stickers on packages going to the college mail room.

Never happened.

Yeah, he should have had you going to the high schools to do that

 

[cosmo1]

Why would I ask that during the interview? Thought brown cafe would be a better

We are definitely better at beating up on newbies.

Your center only gets 3 trailer? Or do you swap out with someone?

And, 3,2,1……...

 

[bleedinbrown58]

Your center only gets 3 trailer? Or do you swap out with someone?

My building does around 85k a day in volume....however many trailers that is. I'm not an unloader....yesterday was the first time I've ever set foot inside a trailer at UPS in almost a decade. I was covering for an understaffed Saturday sort and was working as directed.

 

[Rack em]

I see, I was just curious because we have a pretty small center and on a normal day we do 3 full trailers and maybe some overflow. But 3 trailers this time of year of unheard of

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

On a normal day we process between 6,500 and 9,000 pkgs.

We will approach 16K on Peak Day.

 

[Rack em]

We are between 4.5-5k normally. I heard my center manager mention we could hit 12k on peak day. Our center is screwed due to injuries so it should be a fun peak

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We are between 4.5-5k normally. I heard my center manager mention we could hit 12k on peak day. Our center is screwed due to injuries so it should be a fun peak

Our mall driver blew out his knee in October and another driver is out on coo-coo leave but other than that we should be fully staffed.

 

[Rack em]

We supposedly will have 30+ routes but last wednesday we had almost 8k pieces due to an entire missing trailer on tuesday and we only had 24 routes in with EVERYONE working. I don't know where they are gonna find drivers for these extra 6 routes but I dont see it happening