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05-14-2008, 02:25 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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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? | 
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05-14-2008, 02:27 PM
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#2 | | Junior Member
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Nice to hear from you,,, but GET OUT OF UPS FAST!!!! | |
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05-14-2008, 02:27 PM
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#3 | | Unknown Acrobat
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Welcome aboard preload_lady!
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Don't catch the bad attitude too early tho!  | |
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05-14-2008, 02:41 PM
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#4 | | Junior Member
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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 | |
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05-14-2008, 02:42 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
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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! | |
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05-14-2008, 03:24 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
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You couldn't pay me enough to do preload. Thankfully I went right to driving and never had to do preload... | |
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05-14-2008, 04:45 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
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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! | |
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05-14-2008, 07:29 PM
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#8 | | IYQYQR
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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.
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05-14-2008, 07:43 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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YOU havent joined anything till you join the union | |
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05-14-2008, 08:11 PM
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#10 | | Moderator
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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.
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05-15-2008, 12:57 AM
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#11 | | Senior Member
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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. | |
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05-15-2008, 08:00 AM
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#12 | | ADKtrails
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Welcome to the BC preload_lady, good luck with UPS. It is the same where ever you go..... | |
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05-15-2008, 07:38 PM
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#13 | | Moderator
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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. | |
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05-15-2008, 07:42 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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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! | |
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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  | |
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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.
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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  | |
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05-16-2008, 09:35 AM
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#18 | | Senior Member
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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. | |
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05-16-2008, 10:38 AM
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#19 | | Senior Member
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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.
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05-16-2008, 11:52 AM
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#20 | | Preload Supervisor
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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.
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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.
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05-18-2008, 05:25 AM
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