I have been workin at ups for a little while now, and im still pretty darn happy. i really wanted to start at ups bc i wanted to make a career out of it. but every morning the drivers come in and they all stand around and talk about how much they hate their jobs and just keep complaining.. i mean, if they hate it that much why dont they quit?
is it REALLY that bad?
isnt the pay good in the long run? and the benefits worth it?
im just so curious... bc now im having second thoughts about starting my career here, and i was actually really excited about it, and now im just questioning it.
anyone have any input?
thanks!
In my 21 years I can honestly say I have never heard a fellow employee say "I hate my job."
Many people complain in order to deal with the stress. They need an outlet. From my personal experience, I can tell you how excited I was (in the beginning) to make the money and have the security this job provides. After time, I noticed and experienced events on the job that altered my perspective.
I am still very grateful but not so much to the company as I am to my fellow Teamsters. The ones who took the time to show me how to keep my job despite the company's best efforts to exploit my best intentions and efforts and then treat me in a sort of "disposable" manner.
If you are around for even a little while, you will notice the same no matter what operation you are in or which side of the table you sit on (barganning unit or management). If you search around on this and other forums you will see a remarkable trend of employees who think they are "hard workers, never cause trouble by filing grievances, and break the little rules to favor management". Eventually, those individuals wind up on a message board asking how a company they did so much for can simply fire them or discipline them.
I myself like to here the folks around me complain. That way I know they aren't just bottling it up and holding it. The quite ones are the ones that scare me. Those are the ones I really try to be friendly to. I know one day they may "snap" and go off on any one who has given them ***** over the years. Lucky for me, all my sups are a-holes and they will take all the rounds while the rest of us get the heck out of there, LOL.
Hope you make the right choice.
I look forward to my next 20 years.