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<blockquote data-quote="Rawrzxor" data-source="post: 1364779" data-attributes="member: 51342"><p>I think it really depends on the hub. For instance, in the Dallas hub, it takes about 4-5 years to become a full time driver. In the Mckinny hub, (I think), it takes around 2-3. In others, some have quoted 9-12 years or so.</p><p></p><p>If he works in a smaller hub, then it's likely it could take even longer, considering the amount of business they get is less than that of a metropolis like Dallas.</p><p></p><p>I've only worked for UPS for 6 months, though, so grain of salt and all that. Though, this is second-hand knowledge, coming from supervisors, drivers, and loaders at my hub.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is also the general mentality of the newer generation (i.e., me): less hours, more free (Murkia?) time. Why waste your life away to a company whose only goal is profit and <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />ing you as much as they can? Working for something like UPS can't be very self-affirming. We provide a role in society, but this is generally a role that pretty much anyone could fill. Even trained monkeys. (Or, machines, in the future. But that's a another rant.) So self-affirmation doesn't play much into the role, making it a grinding task, rather than an interesting job; or, providing an invaluable service.</p><p></p><p>In addition to this, many feel they are being unfairly compensated; and so, they don't want to waste around 45% (or more) of their lives away (8 hours, 5 days a week - sleep) to a greedy company whom doesn't give a <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> about them (or, more than 5 hours, in my case). Obviously, juxtaposed to other opportunities atm, UPS does pay well; however, taking inflation, rising costs of living, the growing balls of various companies</p><p></p><p>This obviously wasn't part of the issue 20 years ago (when the min pay was STILL 8 dollars an hour--only recently changed to 10--when 8 dollars was worth $12.84 in today's value)</p><p></p><p>Though, of course, I'm mostly talking about loaders. Many of us would kill to become drivers, making all that money, regardless of the hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rawrzxor, post: 1364779, member: 51342"] I think it really depends on the hub. For instance, in the Dallas hub, it takes about 4-5 years to become a full time driver. In the Mckinny hub, (I think), it takes around 2-3. In others, some have quoted 9-12 years or so. If he works in a smaller hub, then it's likely it could take even longer, considering the amount of business they get is less than that of a metropolis like Dallas. I've only worked for UPS for 6 months, though, so grain of salt and all that. Though, this is second-hand knowledge, coming from supervisors, drivers, and loaders at my hub. This is also the general mentality of the newer generation (i.e., me): less hours, more free (Murkia?) time. Why waste your life away to a company whose only goal is profit and :censored:ing you as much as they can? Working for something like UPS can't be very self-affirming. We provide a role in society, but this is generally a role that pretty much anyone could fill. Even trained monkeys. (Or, machines, in the future. But that's a another rant.) So self-affirmation doesn't play much into the role, making it a grinding task, rather than an interesting job; or, providing an invaluable service. In addition to this, many feel they are being unfairly compensated; and so, they don't want to waste around 45% (or more) of their lives away (8 hours, 5 days a week - sleep) to a greedy company whom doesn't give a :censored: about them (or, more than 5 hours, in my case). Obviously, juxtaposed to other opportunities atm, UPS does pay well; however, taking inflation, rising costs of living, the growing balls of various companies This obviously wasn't part of the issue 20 years ago (when the min pay was STILL 8 dollars an hour--only recently changed to 10--when 8 dollars was worth $12.84 in today's value) Though, of course, I'm mostly talking about loaders. Many of us would kill to become drivers, making all that money, regardless of the hours. [/QUOTE]
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