Well the wait is over

[TheBeerDriver]

So I've been trying to get my foot in the door at UPS for awhile now to get some time in and hopefully become a driver one day. I finally got it, I'm currently a package handler in the local sort.

I like the job, it's not the best gig in the world but it's not bad. BUT, a package car job seems a little out of reach for me. The shortest time a guy has went driving recently is 15 years.

I have a newborn baby and a pretty good job as it is so I think I'm going to help my guys through peak and put ups behind me. I don't want to miss out on my kids life working a second job everyday.

Just a little rant/vent...

 

[barnyard]

A fairly common tale.

 

[TheBeerDriver]

A fairly common tale.

Yeah, I'm fortunate enough to have a job where I could promoted and make some decent $. I just got a raise at my ft job also so that helps.

 

[Richard Harrow]

Put your name on the PT to FT transfer list for nearby buildings if they're a reasonable distance away.

 

[TheBeerDriver]

Put your name on the PT to FT transfer list for nearby buildings if they're a reasonable distance away.

I think the closest hub or center is 70 miles from our center.

 

[Richard Harrow]

I think the closest hub or center is 70 miles from our center.

Nevermind that then. I had two guys in my center over the last 15 years that commuted distances further than that and it wasn't worth it for them.

 

[barnyard]

Put your name on the PT to FT transfer list for nearby buildings if they're a reasonable distance away.

That is not allowed everywhere, so that may not even be an option.

 

[brownmonster]

So I've been trying to get my foot in the door at UPS for awhile now to get some time in and hopefully become a driver one day. I finally got it, I'm currently a package handler in the local sort.

I like the job, it's not the best gig in the world but it's not bad. BUT, a package car job seems a little out of reach for me. The shortest time a guy has went driving recently is 15 years.

I have a newborn baby and a pretty good job as it is so I think I'm going to help my guys through peak and put ups behind me. I don't want to miss out on my kids life working a second job everyday.

Just a little rant/vent...

I call BS on the 15 year thing.

 

[Wally]

I think the closest hub or center is 70 miles from our center.

Heck, only 70 miles?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

That is not allowed everywhere, so that may not even be an option.

We can't transfer buildings unless they move your work.

 

[PASinterference]

You need to see if and when any drivers are retiring. Just because the last guy waited 15 yrs means nothing to you. And sign every bid sheet. I have seen guys miss an opportunity because they didn't sign.

 

[TheBeerDriver]

I call BS on the 15 year thing.

Dude is 33, just started driving. Started at ups at 18. His seniority date is in 2000.

 

[Geo926]

I call BS on the 15 year thing.

Lol 15 years. Our center is desperate for drivers.

 

[brownmonster]

Dude is 33, just started driving. Started at ups at 18. His seniority date is in 2000.

Check the full time seniority list.

 

[TheBeerDriver]

Check the full time seniority list.

He doesn't have one yet. Hasn't made 30 days, and I don't know if his days driving right now are counting or not.

 

[PASinterference]

He doesn't have one yet. Hasn't made 30 days, and I don't know if his days driving right now are counting or not.

No. Look at the list of drivers which has their start date and seniority order.

 

[Billy Ray]

I call BS on the 15 year thing.

Took me almost 13, and I was already old when I started.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

You can't always look at the previous drivers as solid evidence of how long it takes. Our last guy to go FT had 8 months of seniority. The guy before him, had 6 years. Things can change fast.

 

[IlllIIllIIlllIllIIIlIlIlI]

15 years is insane to wait. That's 19 years to get top rate. That 15 year guy probably turned down chance to go driving. Of the last 20 or so drivers in my center, half were hired on as drivers, no wait.

 

[Bagels]

I call BS on the 15 year thing.

In many areas, it's no BS. In my facility, UPS went 11 years without posting a FT driving bid, and the guys who got the bid had close to 15 years. UPS exploited the contract to utilize seasonal & temporary cover drivers to fill voids -- we had a large number of PTers who drove seasonally / as temporary cover drivers for years and our BA would only advise 'as long as you do it, UPS will have no incentive to hire FT.'

Some Los Angeles-area BC users have reported 15 year waits in their buildings, which isn't surprising given the large population base, high wage & FREE health care (which is notoriously expensive in SoCal).