new UPSer here

preload_lady · 05-14-2008, 02:25 PM

hi all, just joined the UPS team last week working p-t preload...just wanted to come by and say hi to all and see how many women work the morning preload?

fsbrownie08 · 05-14-2008, 02:27 PM

Nice to hear from you,,, but GET OUT OF UPS FAST!!!!

PassYouBy · 05-14-2008, 02:27 PM

Welcome aboard preload_lady!

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Don't catch the bad attitude too early tho!

preload_lady · 05-14-2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fsbrownie08

Nice to hear from you,,, but GET OUT OF UPS FAST!!!!

why do you suggest I get out fast??...lol

preload_lady · 05-14-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PassYouBy

Welcome aboard preload_lady!

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Don't catch the bad attitude too early tho!

thanks passyouby...i'll try not to catch the bad attitude at all...my center seems decent to work for...its small, so maybe they are better off than the larger hubs...we'll see!

Hedley_Lamarr · 05-14-2008, 03:24 PM

You couldn't pay me enough to do preload. Thankfully I went right to driving and never had to do preload...

tups · 05-14-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by preload_lady

hi all, just joined the UPS team last week working p-t preload...just wanted to come by and say hi to all and see how many women work the morning preload?

Just keep in mind.....there is no T-E-A-M in UPS! But welcome and good luck!

dilligaf · 05-14-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by preload_lady

hi all, just joined the UPS team last week working p-t preload...just wanted to come by and say hi to all and see how many women work the morning preload?

When I started I was in preload, for about 1 year. It took me 6/8 months to get really really good at loading my trucks. I don't mean just getting by good. Thank god I went to driving. LOL
Right now our preload has 2 loaders that are women.

rocket man · 05-14-2008, 07:43 PM

YOU havent joined anything till you join the union

satellitedriver · 05-14-2008, 08:11 PM

Welcome.
Just try to remember to negate the negativity you will hear.
It is not an easy job, but well worth it in the long run.

IDoLessWorkThanMost · 05-15-2008, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by preload_lady

thanks passyouby...i'll try not to catch the bad attitude at all...my center seems decent to work for...its small, so maybe they are better off than the larger hubs...we'll see!

(assuming you're union and depending on the atmosphere of your region)

If you want to join a team, work in a hub.

If you want to join a us vs them enviornment, work in a small center.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages.... but one thing is for sure; you will never, ever do well enough in a small center. too many managers with too few employees makes for micromanagement issues.

feeder53 · 05-15-2008, 08:00 AM

Welcome to the BC preload_lady, good luck with UPS. It is the same where ever you go.....

toonertoo · 05-15-2008, 07:38 PM

I was preload for most of my 8 ptime yrs.
It was a blast. Much more fun than now

we always made the best of it, and I worked with an excellent bunch of guys and gals. We fought the elements of getting to work at 3 am with snowstorms, we put the loads out with no power for 4 days one time. It was a comraderie thing, and I think you get more of that in a small center. Plus back then of course they worried about numbers, but not like now, and they rewarded us when we achieved the impossible. Even if it was donuts or a cookout, they never forgot, and appreciated us more then.

helenofcalifornia · 05-15-2008, 07:42 PM

I worked preload too and loved all but the last year. For some reason, I had a hard time getting up those early hours the last year and was grateful to go driving when you wake up at a decent hour. Of course, you don't get home at a decent hour. Don't worry about those sore muscles, you will soon have buff arms. Good luck!

toonertoo · 05-15-2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by helenofcalifornia

I worked preload too and loved all but the last year. For some reason, I had a hard time getting up those early hours the last year and was grateful to go driving when you wake up at a decent hour. Of course, you don't get home at a decent hour. Don't worry about those sore muscles, you will soon have buff arms. Good luck!

Yeah and no batwing biceps

ImpactedTSG · 05-16-2008, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rocket man

YOU havent joined anything till you join the union

Yeah because without the union you are nothing. Now give them part of each one of your paychecks or else.

LKLND3380 · 05-16-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tups

Just keep in mind.....there is no T-E-A-M in UPS! But welcome and good luck!

You are correct but there is T-E-A-M IN TEAMSTERS

LKLND3380 · 05-16-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ImpactedTSG

Yeah because without the union you are nothing. Now give them part of each one of your paychecks or else.

TSG, when did the Tech people join the union?

Without the union I honestly believe UPS would:

Pay minimum wage (they are pretty close in some states)
No benefits for PTmers
Fire employees ANYTIME (ask your Supes)
Pay for your own insurance like most companies
Look at the way FedEx does things - UPS would love to use that model

Figure what you would pay for insurance and what you pay for union dues.

ImpactedTSG · 05-16-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by LKLND3380

TSG, when did the Tech people join the union?

Without the union I honestly believe UPS would:

Pay minimum wage (they are pretty close in some states)
No benefits for PTmers
Fire employees ANYTIME (ask your Supes)
Pay for your own insurance like most companies
Look at the way FedEx does things - UPS would love to use that model

Figure what you would pay for insurance and what you pay for union dues.

I am not in TSG any more, I am not even at UPS any more, and I would never ever join a union. Maybe without the union, UPS stock would go up like FDX does.

westsideworma · 05-16-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ImpactedTSG

Maybe without the union, UPS stock would go up like FDX does.

Maybe, but fedex has a whole boatload of other issues to deal with (IRS fines, back taxes, worker reclassification suits, etc). I'd like to see their stock after all that. Then I may believe it. A union at FDX could have prevented those reclassification lawsuits and resulting backtaxes. At the same time maybe it would have sunk them, I don't really know. It seems to work for us though.

1989 · 05-17-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ImpactedTSG

Maybe without the union, UPS stock would go up like FDX does.

What are you talking about? FedEx stock is cheaper than UPS stock.

IWorkAsDirected · 05-18-2008, 05:25 AM

[quote=ImpactedTSG;340664]Yeah because without the union you are nothing. Now give them part of each one of your paychecks or else.[/quote

] what's your problem?

All of your posts are so negative toward those of us out there, sweating and grunting all day. Oh, that's it we're just peons sweaty dirty peons in your opinion. But isn't it frustrating to know without us there would be no ups.

helenofcalifornia · 05-18-2008, 06:02 AM

I totally agree with Lakeland that without the Union we would be a different worker. Not nearly as esteemed by some and probably looking a bit scruffier (read DHL), and a whole lot poorer. I"ll take the Union and all their problems anytime. I was just talking to my daughter who has a $7000 hospital bill she has to pay after having a baby with some birth complications. I had the same situation somewhat and I only owed $400, which for some reason the Union picked up. (To this day I have no idea why they did that, but I was very glad as I was a part timer then) Granted,this was a 22 year difference, but it was those Union/UPS benefits that paid for it. So you all can bash the Union if you want (and I will too) but to say that you would work for UPS without the Teamsters is rather naive.