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So for like 3 days straight I was told to go home due to no work
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<blockquote data-quote="TheFigurehead" data-source="post: 1214497" data-attributes="member: 49302"><p>That's UPS for you. I certainly am not one to defend management, typically, but your supervisor has no control over who gets hired, how many people get hired, or how much work there will be. You can certainly be irritated with UPS, but it's not the sup's fault. You are a new hire, and as such, haven't finished your probation. That being the case, you are not guaranteed any hours, and no one has to ask if you are willing to go home. They can send you home anytime they don't need you. After your probation ends, you are guaranteed 3.5 hours, and you have no obligation to forgo them for the benefit of UPS. It is what it is... fair or not. You won't get a lot of sympathy here... not because everyone is rude... but because we've all been there and it's just a part of getting a job at UPS. </p><p></p><p>As for why you get sent home... UPS has been in business a long time, and they know full well that for every 10 people they hire 7 - 8 of them won't last through their probationary period. 90% will stop coming or walk off their shift, and a few of them will get a "thanks, but no thanks," as they get to the end. It's impossible to tell (sometimes, anyway) who's going to fall out, so they always hire more than they need, and wait for the problem to work itself out. Add to that that you were hired for peak season, and all of the above goes doubly so.</p><p></p><p>This is, more or less, how you can expect things to go until you put in your time. Once that happens, a whole different world of senseless b.s. will open to you. UPS can be a frustrating place to work. It isn't like other places. There is no "team" (save for your coworkers)... to management you are, at best, a number on a page... at worst a piece of meat to be used up and cast aside. If you just go in, do your job, and let the bullsh:t roll of your back, you'll be fine. If you can't do that (alot of folks can't) you're going to end up quitting or being miserable every day of your life if you don't. </p><p></p><p>You are going to have to learn to be patient. If you are just looking for a job to pay your bills, you are probably in the wrong place. There is little benefit to working at UPS until you put in some time. No medical coverage, horrible pay, and lots of hard physical labor. If you give it some time, it all becomes worth while... but there are going to be alot of dues to pay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheFigurehead, post: 1214497, member: 49302"] That's UPS for you. I certainly am not one to defend management, typically, but your supervisor has no control over who gets hired, how many people get hired, or how much work there will be. You can certainly be irritated with UPS, but it's not the sup's fault. You are a new hire, and as such, haven't finished your probation. That being the case, you are not guaranteed any hours, and no one has to ask if you are willing to go home. They can send you home anytime they don't need you. After your probation ends, you are guaranteed 3.5 hours, and you have no obligation to forgo them for the benefit of UPS. It is what it is... fair or not. You won't get a lot of sympathy here... not because everyone is rude... but because we've all been there and it's just a part of getting a job at UPS. As for why you get sent home... UPS has been in business a long time, and they know full well that for every 10 people they hire 7 - 8 of them won't last through their probationary period. 90% will stop coming or walk off their shift, and a few of them will get a "thanks, but no thanks," as they get to the end. It's impossible to tell (sometimes, anyway) who's going to fall out, so they always hire more than they need, and wait for the problem to work itself out. Add to that that you were hired for peak season, and all of the above goes doubly so. This is, more or less, how you can expect things to go until you put in your time. Once that happens, a whole different world of senseless b.s. will open to you. UPS can be a frustrating place to work. It isn't like other places. There is no "team" (save for your coworkers)... to management you are, at best, a number on a page... at worst a piece of meat to be used up and cast aside. If you just go in, do your job, and let the bullsh:t roll of your back, you'll be fine. If you can't do that (alot of folks can't) you're going to end up quitting or being miserable every day of your life if you don't. You are going to have to learn to be patient. If you are just looking for a job to pay your bills, you are probably in the wrong place. There is little benefit to working at UPS until you put in some time. No medical coverage, horrible pay, and lots of hard physical labor. If you give it some time, it all becomes worth while... but there are going to be alot of dues to pay. [/QUOTE]
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