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Should Upstate Bid a 22.3 Job? (On Topic--please)
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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 2130056" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>Yesterday was my first day working on the inside and I have to admit that I was exhausted by the time I got home.</p><p></p><p>The first half of the shift was spent working in the "cage", which is where they keep the International holds. We move all of the "released" packages from the "cage" to the belt to be sorted. We then scan all of the remaining packages in the "cage" to see if any have been "released" and move those to the belt. At that point we move up to the sort to scan inbound freight, sending the "released" to the chutes to be sorted and the "holds" to the cage for processing. This was by far the more physical part of the job.</p><p></p><p>The second half of the shift was spent in the "tower" processing inbound Internationals. We scanned each package and made sure that the paperwork, if any, was correct. EDI's are the easiest to process----scan the package, review the information on the computer screen, process the package. Packages with commercial invoices are a bit more involved and there are different rules based upon the destination country. I am extremely fortunate in that they brought back the 22.3 who had retired from this position as a consultant to train me. She will be here for two weeks and it is up to me to take advantage of this time to learn as much as I can.</p><p></p><p>My first impressions when I got home last night were that I may have made a mistake in bidding this position as the learning curve appears to be quite steep but I think (hope) that those feelings will lessen the more that I become comfortable with what I am doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 2130056, member: 12570"] Yesterday was my first day working on the inside and I have to admit that I was exhausted by the time I got home. The first half of the shift was spent working in the "cage", which is where they keep the International holds. We move all of the "released" packages from the "cage" to the belt to be sorted. We then scan all of the remaining packages in the "cage" to see if any have been "released" and move those to the belt. At that point we move up to the sort to scan inbound freight, sending the "released" to the chutes to be sorted and the "holds" to the cage for processing. This was by far the more physical part of the job. The second half of the shift was spent in the "tower" processing inbound Internationals. We scanned each package and made sure that the paperwork, if any, was correct. EDI's are the easiest to process----scan the package, review the information on the computer screen, process the package. Packages with commercial invoices are a bit more involved and there are different rules based upon the destination country. I am extremely fortunate in that they brought back the 22.3 who had retired from this position as a consultant to train me. She will be here for two weeks and it is up to me to take advantage of this time to learn as much as I can. My first impressions when I got home last night were that I may have made a mistake in bidding this position as the learning curve appears to be quite steep but I think (hope) that those feelings will lessen the more that I become comfortable with what I am doing. [/QUOTE]
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