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<blockquote data-quote="Since IPO UPS sucks" data-source="post: 460111" data-attributes="member: 20252"><p>I read these boards and just thought I'd throw in this letter I wrote to the media-all the television stations and newspapers.</p><p> </p><p>For the last several days now I have been watching the news with pure disgust. In this the holiday season, the season of giving and sharing all I have heard is people complaining about UPS and the non delivery of their packages. When the weather was so bad last week instead of just showing the reporters in the same tired spots trying to think of new things to say every time the camera checked back with them, I personally would have liked to have seen a reporter follow a UPS truck around and watch the trials and tribulations they went through. The reporter wouldn’t of had to make up things to say every time the camera came back to them because their action was continuous. They were constantly either stuck, being towed out or shoveling themselves out one stop after another.</p><p> </p><p>I am married to a UPS man and am also the mother of one. I am not even going to talk about how sick with worry for their safety I was, not just driving but was also afraid someone might hit them while they were either delivering or shoveling themselves out. I just want you to see a bit of what was a day in the life of a driver. Since the inclement weather that nearly paralyzed our communities I have seen my husband and son leave for work anywhere between 5:00 and 7:00 am and get home between 10:00 and 11:00 pm. The stress of the days of dangerous driving conditions (UPS drivers can be terminated immediately if an accident is their fault) along with the everyday stress of getting the job done within their normal time constraints wreaked havoc on their nerves. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times they were stuck or had be towed out let alone almost every stop they had to take a shovel and dig out their tires through the snow and ice. My husband called me one day while he was waiting for a tow truck and I told him I was expecting a delivery. He told me my driver was waiting on the same tow truck and she got stuck before him. When she did deliver to me she said while waiting for the tow she had called several people to give them the option of coming to get their packages for she didn’t know how many more stops she would be able to do and the people got mad! ( I just wish Fed Ex had given me that option). It was constant stress and that is not even including the people continuously after them about their packages and why they were not being delivered. People really. The news covered the mess at the airport for how many days with the stranded passengers and crippled airport yet you think because you ordered your package and paid for next day air yours should miraculously make it through?! I ordered a lot of my presents off the internet and was also offered next day air shipping but figured there was no way that was going to happen so I didn’t even bother. Amazon, Lands End, and all the other companies don’t change their shipping options to include YOUR local weather conditions. That is where common sense comes in and is up to you to know what you can reasonably expect. </p><p>I personally placed an order on Dec.14th in plenty of time and before our weather got fierce. It was held up in CHICAGO due to adverse conditions. I had three Fed Ex packages that said out for delivery since three days before Christmas and they didn’t get delivered. My husband talked to the Fed Ex guy and he said there is no way they were going to even do residential deliveries with the mess on those streets. They didn’t even try!!! Our Fed Ex guy was on his way out of our town by 11:00 am! I also didn’t get any mail (so much for through rain or sleet, etc.) for several days and I live in the city and on a flat street. A number of our families gifts were pictures of said gift copied off the internet and wrapped with promises of when they arrived they will get them. </p><p>In closing I would like to add that on Christmas Eve my husband and son didn’t get home till after 9:00 pm. Our Christmas Day was spent with both of them shot over the previous teeth chattering, filling rattling, ice shoveling days. Just to look forward to doing it again early the next day. My husband was so tired and his wrists were so sore he didn’t even bother to finish his Christmas dinner. </p><p>Seeing as UPS Holidays include New Years Eve Day and New Years Day, we were all just looking forward to a little rest and maybe time to take care of some damage from the storm the weather had been kind enough to leave us. They were just told this morning ( Dec. 30th) that they will have to work up to 14 hours tomorrow. Perfect, Happy New Year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Since IPO UPS sucks, post: 460111, member: 20252"] I read these boards and just thought I'd throw in this letter I wrote to the media-all the television stations and newspapers. For the last several days now I have been watching the news with pure disgust. In this the holiday season, the season of giving and sharing all I have heard is people complaining about UPS and the non delivery of their packages. When the weather was so bad last week instead of just showing the reporters in the same tired spots trying to think of new things to say every time the camera checked back with them, I personally would have liked to have seen a reporter follow a UPS truck around and watch the trials and tribulations they went through. The reporter wouldn’t of had to make up things to say every time the camera came back to them because their action was continuous. They were constantly either stuck, being towed out or shoveling themselves out one stop after another. I am married to a UPS man and am also the mother of one. I am not even going to talk about how sick with worry for their safety I was, not just driving but was also afraid someone might hit them while they were either delivering or shoveling themselves out. I just want you to see a bit of what was a day in the life of a driver. Since the inclement weather that nearly paralyzed our communities I have seen my husband and son leave for work anywhere between 5:00 and 7:00 am and get home between 10:00 and 11:00 pm. The stress of the days of dangerous driving conditions (UPS drivers can be terminated immediately if an accident is their fault) along with the everyday stress of getting the job done within their normal time constraints wreaked havoc on their nerves. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times they were stuck or had be towed out let alone almost every stop they had to take a shovel and dig out their tires through the snow and ice. My husband called me one day while he was waiting for a tow truck and I told him I was expecting a delivery. He told me my driver was waiting on the same tow truck and she got stuck before him. When she did deliver to me she said while waiting for the tow she had called several people to give them the option of coming to get their packages for she didn’t know how many more stops she would be able to do and the people got mad! ( I just wish Fed Ex had given me that option). It was constant stress and that is not even including the people continuously after them about their packages and why they were not being delivered. People really. The news covered the mess at the airport for how many days with the stranded passengers and crippled airport yet you think because you ordered your package and paid for next day air yours should miraculously make it through?! I ordered a lot of my presents off the internet and was also offered next day air shipping but figured there was no way that was going to happen so I didn’t even bother. Amazon, Lands End, and all the other companies don’t change their shipping options to include YOUR local weather conditions. That is where common sense comes in and is up to you to know what you can reasonably expect. I personally placed an order on Dec.14th in plenty of time and before our weather got fierce. It was held up in CHICAGO due to adverse conditions. I had three Fed Ex packages that said out for delivery since three days before Christmas and they didn’t get delivered. My husband talked to the Fed Ex guy and he said there is no way they were going to even do residential deliveries with the mess on those streets. They didn’t even try!!! Our Fed Ex guy was on his way out of our town by 11:00 am! I also didn’t get any mail (so much for through rain or sleet, etc.) for several days and I live in the city and on a flat street. A number of our families gifts were pictures of said gift copied off the internet and wrapped with promises of when they arrived they will get them. In closing I would like to add that on Christmas Eve my husband and son didn’t get home till after 9:00 pm. Our Christmas Day was spent with both of them shot over the previous teeth chattering, filling rattling, ice shoveling days. Just to look forward to doing it again early the next day. My husband was so tired and his wrists were so sore he didn’t even bother to finish his Christmas dinner. Seeing as UPS Holidays include New Years Eve Day and New Years Day, we were all just looking forward to a little rest and maybe time to take care of some damage from the storm the weather had been kind enough to leave us. They were just told this morning ( Dec. 30th) that they will have to work up to 14 hours tomorrow. Perfect, Happy New Year. [/QUOTE]
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