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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 1314538" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>I put in 9 years in packages before I went into feeders. I actually passed the first time the bid list went up. guys that were under me in seniority went in and told me how great it was. I went in the next time it was available. You start over in feeders. you are lower than a wagon wheel track in a mudhole. you start off in coverage, and you're liable to stay in there a while. Some guys like coverage, something different every day. When you are there long enough, you will get a bid job. Nights or some bastid job with weird days off like work sat and sun, off mon, work tues and wed, off thurs, work fri...nights might last for years. I personally worked nights my entire feeder career. 28 years, but it was my choice. I did it for the sake of my marriage. I knew if I worked days and would be home at night with my wife, we would be divorced in 2 weeks. She wants to watch cooking channel, rich housewives of anywhere while I'm more of a discovery and reality kind of guy. 28 years I told her there weren't any day jobs available. She never knew any better. haha Those guys who were under me in packages that went into feeders. Well, they are ahead of me now cause everyone starts over. You keep your company seniority as far as how much vacation you get, but that's about it. The job you bid on, the tractor you drive, even the locker you get assigned is done by feeder seniority. I was number 2 in my package center, but about #75 when I started in feeders. I would do it again, however. If you get the chance to go into feeders at a relatively young age, I'd say go for it. There's a saying in my department. "A bad day in feeders is still better than a good day in packages."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 1314538, member: 52978"] I put in 9 years in packages before I went into feeders. I actually passed the first time the bid list went up. guys that were under me in seniority went in and told me how great it was. I went in the next time it was available. You start over in feeders. you are lower than a wagon wheel track in a mudhole. you start off in coverage, and you're liable to stay in there a while. Some guys like coverage, something different every day. When you are there long enough, you will get a bid job. Nights or some bastid job with weird days off like work sat and sun, off mon, work tues and wed, off thurs, work fri...nights might last for years. I personally worked nights my entire feeder career. 28 years, but it was my choice. I did it for the sake of my marriage. I knew if I worked days and would be home at night with my wife, we would be divorced in 2 weeks. She wants to watch cooking channel, rich housewives of anywhere while I'm more of a discovery and reality kind of guy. 28 years I told her there weren't any day jobs available. She never knew any better. haha Those guys who were under me in packages that went into feeders. Well, they are ahead of me now cause everyone starts over. You keep your company seniority as far as how much vacation you get, but that's about it. The job you bid on, the tractor you drive, even the locker you get assigned is done by feeder seniority. I was number 2 in my package center, but about #75 when I started in feeders. I would do it again, however. If you get the chance to go into feeders at a relatively young age, I'd say go for it. There's a saying in my department. "A bad day in feeders is still better than a good day in packages." [/QUOTE]
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