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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 491981" data-attributes="member: 13254"><p><span style="color: Sienna"> That's why I said, " Plus if that isn't enough, the <u>numbers can be skewed to make them appear better."</u></span></p><p> <span style="color: Sienna">I know I made my statement sound as set in stone savings, but what I should have said is, that is the company's stand on why have Sats. Sorry, if my over simplified explanation muddied the waters.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"> I wished it were this way here, the last guys fought it but the union (once again) backed down form UPS. Our local don't have the strongest BA's.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"> I'm sure they would give the choice here if we had a cover driver that wanted to start at the Sat Ctr, but no one lives that close so they just load it out of the home ctr. When I have to cover one for vaca, I tell them I won't do the route unless it's loaded here. If it is a one day cover, I start at home ctr my regualr start time and commute in an empty UPS truck.Those are always 12 hour days.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">If anyone is thinking of bidding a Sat Ctr and moving to that town, beware UPS can yank that/those routes back to the home ctr with a 30 day notice and a meeting.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 491981, member: 13254"] [COLOR=Sienna] That's why I said, " Plus if that isn't enough, the [U]numbers can be skewed to make them appear better."[/U] I know I made my statement sound as set in stone savings, but what I should have said is, that is the company's stand on why have Sats. Sorry, if my over simplified explanation muddied the waters.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Sienna] I wished it were this way here, the last guys fought it but the union (once again) backed down form UPS. Our local don't have the strongest BA's.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Sienna] I'm sure they would give the choice here if we had a cover driver that wanted to start at the Sat Ctr, but no one lives that close so they just load it out of the home ctr. When I have to cover one for vaca, I tell them I won't do the route unless it's loaded here. If it is a one day cover, I start at home ctr my regualr start time and commute in an empty UPS truck.Those are always 12 hour days.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Sienna]If anyone is thinking of bidding a Sat Ctr and moving to that town, beware UPS can yank that/those routes back to the home ctr with a 30 day notice and a meeting.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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