Relationships within UPS - Brown Cafe

strawdog · 03-07-2009, 04:35 PM

If I as a part timer was dating a sup on the same shift and he was written up for it and he was moved to a different shift could we continue to date. We never bring it to work as most of the time he is not my immediate sup but does stand in occasionally.

Hoaxster · 03-07-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by strawdog

If I as a part timer was dating a sup on the same shift and he was written up for it and he was moved to a different shift could we continue to date. We never bring it to work as most of the time he is not my immediate sup but does stand in occasionally.

drewed will answer this for you.

over9five · 03-07-2009, 04:40 PM

When I first started, I was dating my immediate sup and a young intern. It was very hard to keep it a secret, especially from each other. Working was a nightmare, but the nights!!

Oh wait, that was a dream

drewed · 03-07-2009, 04:42 PM

NOOOOOOOOOO, one of you needs to quit if you continue to date, its a conflict of interest if you do and one of you probably will end of getting fired, probably him since he knows better and been disciplined already

soberups · 03-07-2009, 07:17 PM

The sup can get fired. The employee cannot be fired, there is nothing in the contract regarding off-the-clock relationships. The sup, on the other hand, has no rights so if the company doesnt like what is going on they can fire or transfer him.

We do have a PT sup in our building that is married to a feeder driver. She (the PT sup) was informed that her marriage would disqualify her from ever being a FT sup, which she agreed to. It is allowed because she will never be in a position to supervise him.

Hoaxster · 03-07-2009, 07:57 PM

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It is allowed because she will never be in a position to supervise him.

If they get married she'll be supervising him.

pickup · 03-07-2009, 07:59 PM

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If they get married she'll be supervising him.

HA HA HA HA HAHHAAA HAAAA HAAAA ! It's funny because it is so true!

wadep · 03-07-2009, 08:33 PM

U.P.S. at no time has the right to tell you who you can and cannot be friends with, date, marry or even have casual sex with. There are LAWS to protect you in any of these instances. U.P.S. can have all the policies they want, once it contravenes a statute or law the policy becomes null and void. Law supersedes policy.

Hoaxster · 03-07-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by wadep

U.P.S. at no time has the right to tell you who you can and cannot be friends with, date, marry or even have casual sex with. There are LAWS to protect you in any of these instances. U.P.S. can have all the policies they want, once it contravenes a statute or law the policy becomes null and void. Law supersedes policy.

Those laws are not in Georgia since many have been fired and none won their lawsuits. I guess it varies by state so know your rights before you intercourse.

gandydancer · 03-07-2009, 09:08 PM

The UPS Policy Book doesn't address fornication, just relatives and marriage. "...we discourage continuation of the full-time or part-time emplyment of any employee who marries another employee while either person holds a management position." As sober noted, the hourly is untouchable, the supe isn't.

dino · 03-08-2009, 12:22 AM

Don't get your lovin ( polite) where you get your check or you will end up losing your lovin (again polite) and your check. That is all.

Jones · 03-08-2009, 01:43 AM

Always remember the guiding principle of relationships in the workplace:
"You can screw up, but you can't screw down"

trplnkl · 03-08-2009, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by wadep

U.P.S. at no time has the right to tell you who you can and cannot be friends with, date, marry or even have casual sex with. There are LAWS to protect you in any of these instances. U.P.S. can have all the policies they want, once it contravenes a statute or law the policy becomes null and void. Law supersedes policy.

Oh Really? Please proved links to said laws. Thank you.

browniehound · 03-08-2009, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by over9five

When I first started, I was dating my immediate sup and a young intern. It was very hard to keep it a secret, especially from each other. Working was a nightmare, but the nights!!

Oh wait, that was a dream

HA, you and I both wish this was a true statement

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upsdude · 03-08-2009, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wadep

U.P.S. at no time has the right to tell you who you can and cannot be friends with, date, marry or even have casual sex with. There are LAWS to protect you in any of these instances. U.P.S. can have all the policies they want, once it contravenes a statute or law the policy becomes null and void. Law supersedes policy.

Be sure to drop by later and let us know how that works out for ya.

upsdude · 03-08-2009, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by dino

Don't get your lovin ( polite) where you get your check or you will end up losing your lovin (again polite) and your check. That is all.

Or.............

Don't dip your pen in company ink.

tieguy · 03-08-2009, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by strawdog

If I as a part timer was dating a sup on the same shift and he was written up for it and he was moved to a different shift could we continue to date. We never bring it to work as most of the time he is not my immediate sup but does stand in occasionally.

Sigh. the answers you get to this question. Ups has moved him to a different shift to seperate you two. that was apparently their solution in this mess. So you folks are ok for now. If he wants to advance with the company then you may have to quit and leave the company at some future date.

cachsux · 03-08-2009, 09:07 AM

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Those laws are not in Georgia since many have been fired and none won their lawsuits. I guess it varies by state so know your rights before you intercourse.

So that means in Georgia both you and your sister can get in trouble?

Hoaxster · 03-08-2009, 09:10 AM

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So that means in Georgia both you and your sister can get in trouble?

The term used here is sister/wife.

brownsugar · 03-08-2009, 09:26 AM

We had a manager sleeping a specialist that reported to him. When they found out, they didn't move her or him from our department, just had her report to someone else in the same group (the manager friend). Supposedly they had to sign something saying the "relationship" would not continue, but it did. The specialist started retailating against the rest of the group for rattting them out and they fired the manager and the specialist.

Loco170Brownie · 03-08-2009, 09:29 AM

Its the biggest high school drama of our adult life. We had a young lady here (All parties in this story are pt sups)dating one guy, cheating on him with another. Guy 1 caught her with guy 2, kicked his butt (unconfirmed but guy 2 did look it at work). Then in a presort meeting guy 2 had an off color remark and was chased around by guy 1.

NOTHING came of this they all still worrk together

upsdude · 03-08-2009, 09:32 AM

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The term used here is sister/wife.

One good thing, if you divorce, you're still brother and sister.

Hoaxster · 03-08-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by brownsugar

We had a manager sleeping a specialist that reported to him. When they found out, they didn't move her or him from our department, just had her report to someone else in the same group (the manager friend). Supposedly they had to sign something saying the "relationship" would not continue, but it did. The specialist started retailating against the rest of the group for ratting them out and they fired the manager and the specialist.

retailating? I guess she "sold them out"?

Sorry ... couldn't resist.

brownsugar · 03-08-2009, 09:35 AM

Dang laptop keyboard

fethrs · 03-08-2009, 12:15 PM

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Dang laptop keyboard

Oh sure blame it on the laptop