8 hour day?????
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Anonymous 10
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Yes they are idiots what else is new?
Its not just the hours or work, its how the day is structured. OT doesn't bother me if I was able to start earlier, then have some evening where I was no longer a UPSer and could have some downtime to be me. I realize UPS isn't like that but most jobs that require overtime are structured where you work earlier, not later.
Everyone is different I suppose, but my thinking is in the majority.
Everyone is different I suppose, but my thinking is in the majority.
barnyard
KTM rider
According to researchers, you are in the minority.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
I agree I don't mind a little overtime actually prefer about 9 hours of work. What I do mind is that meaning I get home after 7 every night.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Start earlier? Why would mgmnt allow something that would benefit both the customer and the employee? Such foolishness.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Can't start early, because pre loads get wrapped late cuz feeders come late because twi held us to put pkgs in feeders from brownies kept out late the night before !! Vicious cycle that won't end !!!
The problem that your going to have is proving that your production went down so much after the 8 or 9 hr that it costing UPS more money than putting another driver on the road for 8 hrs and paying him benefits for those 8 hrs ups isn't paying on your benefits after 8hrs and they are saving money on the cost of having another car on the road.
Anyways if your production took such a bif decline after you 8 or 9 HR you would find yourself getting a talking to about you not meeting your SPHOR mark and being paid over. So as long as your meeting your SPHOR mark and your running scratch or close your declining productivity after the 8 hr isn't hurting the bottom line.
Big Babooba
Well-Known Member
Sounds just like a dog chasing its tail!
barnyard
KTM rider
My production does not take that big a hit later in the day, but my focus and concentration does.
I would bet that most of us are safer in the 1st part of the day than we are at the last part of the day.
That is a good theory but I would suspect that the numbers don't back it up..
I love my should-be-a-driver-but-never-leaves-the-property job.
Not one minute of OT this week!
barnyard
KTM rider
If the numbers don't back it up then by definition it's not a good theory...just sayin..
UnconTROLLed
perfection
Until you do shift work and have altered circadian rhythms, you don't know tiredness! I have been doing it for 15 years straight.
estimated 25% of people who do shift work suffer from this, including myself.
Shift work sleep disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thank globalization.
estimated 25% of people who do shift work suffer from this, including myself.
Shift work sleep disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thank globalization.
I did shift work for years in a paper mill 6 days a week we switch shift on Sunday the only day I had off was either Mon, Wed, or Fri depending on the crew I was on...
To top it off If your replacement called in you had to stay at least 4 more hours if they couldn't find somebody to cover the shift but you could just take the whole 8 hours before they asked anyone else. If you got stuck they would buy you lunch if you stayed 8 hours you got 2 meals tickets. I worked 48 hours a week and got paid for 60. Saturday was at time and a half and Sunday was at double time... Not counting any extra time I picked up.
The pay was great but I was never home home... The wife made me change jobs..
No, i dont think i am. Are you saying the majority of UPS drivers like punching out at 8, 9 or even 10 p.m?
The ones around here that like it also steal time by going as slow as they can. Most (not all) drivers that want the OT eventually dont want to work for it, then feel its their right.
Like i said, most jobs that require overtime, punch in before 9am which allows for a more balanced lifestyle.
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