What is the stupidest thing that you seen a fellow employee do.. or heard that they did

[over9five]

I don't GAF. I loaded trucks for years and I still walked off the line when I needed to use the facilities. There is no excuse for urinating inside the building anywhere other than in a bathroom unless it's an accident/emergency. It's unsanitary and just friggin gross.

Agree. Jeez, how far are you from a restroom at UPS? Not very far, I bet!

 

[burrheadd]

I don't GAF. I loaded trucks for years and I still walked off the line when I needed to use the facilities. There is no excuse for urinating inside the building anywhere other than in a bathroom unless it's an accident/emergency. It's unsanitary and just friggin gross.

 

[Keenj]

Seasonal last year in a Budget truck doing 65 with chains on and ended up blowing the tires and tearing up the cargo area pretty bad.

 

[StoptheAct1212]

I had a seasonal helper text me in the morning..... "Its going to be raining out today" ..Are we still working??

 

[Purplepackage]

Many moons ago when bulk head doors still had keys, locked key in cargo area, called station got a key ran out......an hour goes by, close bulk head with key inside...

 

[dudebro]

Well technically, yes wouldn't want anyone to lose that unnecessary full lunch hour, but I hear ya on the pickups, don't want to screw the customers, so let's say like a 9-6 day counting lunch. Theres an easy solution still... HIRE MORE DRIVERS ADD MORE ROUTES HIRE MORE DRIVERS ADD MORE ROUTES but yeah we can also agree that will probably never happen.

It's not just that simple. More routes and drivers also means more buildings, cars, feeder moves, etc. it.'s more expensive than just the driver of the package car. Right or wrong, that's why dispatches are where they are.

 

[upsgrunt]

It's not just that simple. More routes and drivers also means more buildings, cars, feeder moves, etc. it.'s more expensive than just the driver of the package car. Right or wrong, that's why dispatches are where they are.

Is it going to take catastrophic service failures for weeks on end to finally decide that maybe UPS actually needs more and bigger buildings, cars, routes, feeder moves, and employees?
I always thought UPS was pro-active, not reactive.

 

[over9five]

Many moons ago when bulk head doors still had keys, locked key in cargo area, called station got a key ran out......an hour goes by, close bulk head with key inside...

Also many moons ago as a young cover driver... A million airs, get to my FIRST stop, jump out of seat, turn, stick key in bulkhead door lock, turn it (real fast, cuz I'm in a hurry)... SNAP! Broke OH door key off in bulkhead door lock.... No way in now...

 

[PT Car Washer]

Is it going to take catastrophic service failures for weeks on end to finally decide that maybe UPS actually needs more and bigger buildings, cars, routes, feeder moves, and employees?
I always thought UPS was pro-active, not reactive.

Well now you know the truth.

 

[StoptheAct1212]

Put regular gas in diesel engine vehicle..

 

[Dr.Brownz]

Plus, after sunset, production slows. Yet we spend so many ours out after dark. I've been out until 8:30 all this week.

same here except all the days I called in sick! Somehow this "unforcasted" (LOL) surge in volume always seems to happen for about 2 weeks after labor day. We hadn't had so many routes cut in about 5 years and the volume was about 75% of what it was today during those times! I had an 8 hour in though so I won

 

[dookie stain]

I don't GAF. I loaded trucks for years and I still walked off the line when I needed to use the facilities. There is no excuse for urinating inside the building anywhere other than in a bathroom unless it's an accident/emergency. It's unsanitary and just friggin gross.

Well you're a girl so you probably don't pee in bushes either sooooo

 

[bleedinbrown58]

Well you're a girl so you probably don't pee in bushes either sooooo

I have when I've needed to....because...(wait for it) there were no bathrooms nearby! And that's outside...where my co-workers don't have to smell it or step over a puddle of piss. Friggin animals.

 

[MynameisNeigan]

Had a loader stealing a cigarette. Then another for trying on shoes from an open box

 

[MynameisNeigan]

I've got all of you beat. Here there are drivers that go out ever day and run (some literally run) their routes without taking any breaks but enter a full hour lunch in the DIAD.

Way too many of those if you ask me

 

[MynameisNeigan]

I have done this one myself a couple of times. EDD wouldn't download for some reason before the PCM. Did my normal Pretrip routine and forgot to get EDD. Very easy to do. Many times I have seen drivers driving back to the building to get EDD. You'll probably do it to.

I've done this. But never went back. Just kept going and dealt with it. It's not like UPS always had EDD.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I've done this. But never went back. Just kept going and dealt with it. It's not like UPS always had EDD.

"Old school?"

 

[over9five]

I say we return to 50 packages per page, no markovers!

 

[MynameisNeigan]

"Old school?"

Nope. Driving for 4 years. Just simple common sense

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Nope. Driving for 4 years. Just simple common sense

Delivering without EDD us called going "old school".