New members - Commonly asked questions. - Page 3 - Brown Cafe

LiL"Comet" · 11-13-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by dannyboy

comet, while you have a point, you would have been a better friend if you would have said two things. you forgot to warn her about 9.5

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My Bad PPPPPllllleeeeaaasssseeee forgive me..... Oh ya! Diva don't be over 9.5

Thanks D for keeping me on track.. lol

dc_sniper9130 · 11-17-2008, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iggyiam

You will need a hard toe shoe not necessarily a steel toe but not a tennis shoe because if one of those packages falls on your foot it will hurt.

Yeah, there have been enough times I was glad I had my steeltoes on that it was worth the extra cost.

wook503 · 12-01-2008, 08:16 PM

Hi, I have a couple questions and I'm not sure where to post them. So I guess I'll just start here and hopefully be pointed in the right direction.

1. I have a class A CDL and am interested in driving for UPS and am curious about the overall treatment/compensation for drivers.

2. Would I start in the warehouse, a van, or straight into a tractor trailer?

I thank you in advance for any insight I might gain from you.

Wook503

MonavieLeaker · 12-02-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wook503

Hi, I have a couple questions and I'm not sure where to post them. So I guess I'll just start here and hopefully be pointed in the right direction.

1. I have a class A CDL and am interested in driving for UPS and am curious about the overall treatment/compensation for drivers.

2. Would I start in the warehouse, a van, or straight into a tractor trailer?

I thank you in advance for any insight I might gain from you.

Wook503

1.It differs in each hub/center how management treats you.....Pay is pretty good starts at $14.70 I think.

2. You would start in the warehouse.....with the layoffs and such the layed off drivers have first chance to go back into driving then a newbie.

Welcome to BC

DownsizedUPS'er · 12-05-2008, 04:34 PM

ok, this is all helpful, mbut, I still have not found out how to start a new thread or topic. can someone please help in that area? i did not even see it listed in the faq's, (but that doesn't mean it's not there) thanks in advance for the help.

drewed · 12-05-2008, 04:37 PM

Go to the board, go into a forum and on the upper left corner itll say start new thread

Hoaxster · 12-06-2008, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by drewed

Go to the board, go into a forum and on the upper left corner itll say start new thread

With a little more detail:

Welcome to Browncafe.
To start a thread this is what you do:
Click on the “Brown Café Forum” in the left navigation menu.
Then click on one of the forums – typically “UPS Discussions”
That then brings up a listing of Threads
Look up just over the words “Threads in Forum” and you will see a button titled “New Thread”.
Click on that button and on the next page enter a Title and then type your verbiage.
When through click on the button titles “Submit New Thread”

Congratulations…you just started a new thread.

azul · 12-09-2008, 08:41 AM

Hilo! Yes, I know I said HILO and yes, that's how I speak. I'm a newbie, be gentle.
I was hired as a drivers helper last Tuesday, but I have yet to get any hours....FRUSTRATED! I call every day, but no hours available. Anyway, I'm here trying to learn any info I can. I know this isn't a perm. position, but I'm one of those folks that likes to be super prepared to do their job. I also hope to be a future package handler.
I don't have my employee id to log into upsers.com. From my understanding, even though I'm seasonal, I should still be able to access the site.
I'm just saying HI and looking for info.
My q: Is there any way that I can obtain my id? The folks at my hub don't seem to be that helpful, thus far. Anyone that can help can pm me. I know internal info is not to be posted publicly. TIA!

Thanks for this site, too....it is very helpful and informative!

azul · 12-09-2008, 10:13 AM

UPDATE: Obtained my id. Thanks because I got the Gen HR number here, which led me to my local HR, which got me my employee id!

*not that anyone cares*

MonavieLeaker · 12-09-2008, 01:39 PM

Glad you got everything worked out

azul · 12-09-2008, 10:23 PM

TY, MonavieLeaker! Now, if I could just get some hours, I'd be ecstatic!

msherrill · 12-24-2008, 11:49 AM

does anyone know if we have to work the day before AND the day after a holiday to get it paid or just one on the two days

Hoaxster · 12-24-2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by msherrill

does anyone know if we have to work the day before AND the day after a holiday to get it paid or just one on the two days

It depends on your local conference and their rules.
I suggest you post your location state and somebody should be able to help you.

cheryl · 02-21-2009, 10:15 AM

squirlygirly posted this link to the UPS Survivor's Guide: http://www.teamsterslocal340.org/gra...iors-guide.pdf

It's a good read for UPSers.

RedWater · 05-02-2009, 09:59 AM

This is RedWater

Whats To it every body
nothing but to do it.
Hey gotta make some runs I"ll be back

over9five · 05-02-2009, 10:12 AM

Welcome to BrownCafe, Redwater!

Post some more when you get back!

alanmcdaniel · 06-22-2009, 10:14 PM

Dear Moderator,

I am a new member to the brown cafe and I am looking forward to meeting and talking with the folks already here and yet to join as well.

As a 27 year UPSer and an early (age of 45) retiree, I am sure that I know a lot of people here.

Right now, I have a rather urgent request. I am applying for job that I want desperately with the state of Georgia. Since I retired in 2004 and started my own company, it has been a very long time since I have needed past (UPS) employment verification.

I know that even before I left UPS had outsourced the task of providing that information from the districts to some other source with an 800 number. I think, if my old notes are correct, it was 1-800-877-1508.

I called that number a short time ago and got a source of such information but it did not seem to be a good source for prospective employers of former UPSers. Meaning, it sounded to me to be a place for UPSers to call in for information for their own use.

I need to be able to provide a phone number for the state of Georgia to call and find out as much as they can about my past employment with UPS. I suspect that, as in the past, all they can find is if I actually worked there and for how long but, at least that is something.

Where can I find a number such as this?

Thanks,
Alan

upsgrunt · 06-23-2009, 04:53 AM

Welcome Allen,
Wouldn't it be easier to call your old center to get the info you need?

alanmcdaniel · 06-23-2009, 10:09 AM

Well, I worked in the Southeast Region office as on a special assignment when I left but, was told I was still assigned to the Georgia district but I never actually new who in Georgia that I was assinged to. Since the folks in the region offices move around so much, I doubt if there is anyone there that I know now.

I saw a conversation on the Brown Cafe about employment verification and it gave the same number that I have in my notes but, when I got to the part where I could request the number for my HR department, I actually got a phone number for the Executive Director of a local Hospice center. It was late last night when I was looking for this info in hopes of sending my resume out early today. Now that it is normal business hours, I will call the last place I worked in the Georgia district and get the number to HR and then call them and see if the can tell me what to put on my resume.

Alan

Hoaxster · 06-23-2009, 10:57 AM

Hi Alan,
I contacted Corporate HR on this and this is the response I got:

That is all that most employees supply when asked about employment verification with a company. And we use the Works number to get that information to people requesting. (Again, that is all they will get from most reputable employers). If he is looking for more than that, the suggestion would be to give personal/professional references. The works information is listed below, it is also available on upsers.com.

Employment and Salary Verification
To access employment and salary verification, call the UPS eHR at 1-800-UPS-1508 (1-800-877-1508) and select the employment and salary verification option. You will be able to authorize the release of employment and/or salary verification information. You must have a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in order to access the automated response system (the default PIN scheme for initial log in is the employees last 4 digits of their social and their 4 digit birth year). The first time you call/logon, the system will prompt you to change your PIN.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanmcdaniel

Dear Moderator,

I am a new member to the brown cafe and I am looking forward to meeting and talking with the folks already here and yet to join as well.

As a 27 year UPSer and an early (age of 45) retiree, I am sure that I know a lot of people here.

Right now, I have a rather urgent request. I am applying for job that I want desperately with the state of Georgia. Since I retired in 2004 and started my own company, it has been a very long time since I have needed past (UPS) employment verification.

I know that even before I left UPS had outsourced the task of providing that information from the districts to some other source with an 800 number. I think, if my old notes are correct, it was 1-800-877-1508.

I called that number a short time ago and got a source of such information but it did not seem to be a good source for prospective employers of former UPSers. Meaning, it sounded to me to be a place for UPSers to call in for information for their own use.

I need to be able to provide a phone number for the state of Georgia to call and find out as much as they can about my past employment with UPS. I suspect that, as in the past, all they can find is if I actually worked there and for how long but, at least that is something.

Where can I find a number such as this?

Thanks,
Alan

UpstateNYUPSer · 07-19-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sloryd

I'm new to the board not the company. Just looking at all the information that is alailable.

I dare say you can find an answer for pretty much anything UPS related here. Our members come from all fields and, while the majority are hourly, we do have folks from mgt, to include a retired CM, operations managers, on cars, BD folks, and IT guys. We have a moderator who has worked on the upsers.com website. Our hourlies range from hardcore Union guys to those who are Teamsters by necessity, mechanics, drivers, loaders, and clerks. I couldn't begin to guess the cumulative years of experience assembled here.

I can offer one piece of advice it would be this--take any advice that you are given here with a grain of salt. I would hate to see you run in to a situation at work and respond to it by saying, "This is what I was told to do on Brown Cafe." Have fun and I hope to hear more from you in the future.