A record weekend

[Jackburton]

What's amazing to me is we have an obvious trend. For a few years now this week has been as busy or busier than the traditional peak week.


Yet today we had 3 helpers on road that's it. Then in 3 weeks we will have 20 or more. We need the helpers now.

College doesn’t let out for another 2 weeks.

 

[silenze]

Ups peak planning

 

[bbsam]

Ups peak planning

Big arrow down is in charge of planning?

Makes sense now.

 

[bumped]

Why are you all worried? With the extra automation this past year we'll be fine.

 

[bottomups]

He might be an insolent, Mexican gang banger though.

Hope he doesn't steal my weed.

 

[PT Car Washer]

They told us today that tomorrow will be busier than any day last Peak.

Center Manager told me tonight PDS will get the bugs worked out by tomorrow morning. This morning was a disaster.

 

[bottomups]

My helper quit today and they don't have a replacement. I'm taking my lunch and brakes on the golf course today. Probably be a 14hr day but not my problem. I mean come on how do they expect me to work hard in this kind of weather. I think I see a cloud in the distance could be rain.

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I worked as a helper last Tuesday on a commercial/retail route. We delivered more parcels in 5 hours than I do in three days on my own route. I almost quit myself.

 

[Anthonysg0113]

What's amazing to me is we have an obvious trend. For a few years now this week has been as busy or busier than the traditional peak week.


Yet today we had 3 helpers on road that's it. Then in 3 weeks we will have 20 or more. We need the helpers now.

I was really heavy on volume due to the closures last Wednesday and Friday but I "only" had 142 stops so I did not need a helper. We also started at 8. Tomorrow we start at 9:45 and I am pretty sure I will need a helper.

Holy crap! Aren’t you a 30 yr driver and you have 142 stops!!

 

[bbsam]

I worked as a helper last Tuesday on a commercial/retail route. We delivered more parcels in 5 hours than I do in three days on my own route. I almost quit myself.

Give yourself a big hug and repeat.

 

[542thruNthru]

I worked as a helper last Tuesday on a commercial/retail route. We delivered more parcels in 5 hours than I do in three days on my own route. I almost quit myself.

Why did you work as a helper on tuesday when you have you're own route?

 

[35years]

I was really heavy on volume due to the closures last Wednesday and Friday but I "only" had 142 stops so I did not need a helper. We also started at 8. Tomorrow we start at 9:45 and I am pretty sure I will need a helper.

Why do you let them push back your start time that far?

It has to be within 1 hr of the start time of the original bid here, unless the driver agrees to let them push it back.

 

[JL 0513]

Every year we get the same message as we got at this morning's pcm. "It's a lot heavier than anyone thought it was going to be". It's remarkable.

Today we didn't get out of the building until 9:30, on a Monday! Sad state of affairs.

Mandatory Saturdays already start this Saturday (for all drivers). That's about 2 weeks earlier than last year in my center.

 

[iowa boy]

Center Manager told me tonight PDS will get the bugs worked out by tomorrow morning. This morning was a disaster.

Your PDS can work out bugs, must be nice...

 

[bottomups]

Why did you work as a helper on tuesday when you have you're own route?

Am taking time off on FMLA to care for spouse. I can be away from home for 4-5 hours max so can't do my own route. Have told management that I can work as a helper for a few hours every day.

 

[542thruNthru]

Every year we get the same message as we got at this morning's pcm. "It's a lot heavier than anyone thought it was going to be". It's remarkable.

Today we didn't get out of the building until 9:30, on a Monday! Sad state of affairs.

Mandatory Saturdays already start this Saturday (for all drivers). That's about 2 weeks earlier than last year in my center.

When people don't show up what happens. We get the mandatory Saturday line all the time. Only people that show up are the T-S guys.

 

[542thruNthru]

Am taking time off on FMLA to care for spouse. I can be away from home for 4-5 hours max so can't do my own route. Have told management that I can work as a helper for a few hours every day.

Oh yes sorry I did read that in another thread.

 

[Brownslave688]

Every year we get the same message as we got at this morning's pcm. "It's a lot heavier than anyone thought it was going to be". It's remarkable.

Today we didn't get out of the building until 9:30, on a Monday! Sad state of affairs.

Mandatory Saturdays already start this Saturday (for all drivers). That's about 2 weeks earlier than last year in my center.

This is kind of why I started the thread.

It's amazing how every single year we underestimate the online sales growth when there's a very clear defined trend going on a decade or more.

 

[PASinterference]

Why do you let them push back your start time that far?

It has to be within 1 hr of the start time of the original bid here, unless the driver agrees to let them push it back.

9:45 is absolutely ridiculous. That would last about one day in my center. Why would anybody run their ass off for a center manager who starts so late? No dignity whatsoever.

 

[JL 0513]

This is kind of why I started the thread.

It's amazing how every single year we underestimate the online sales growth when there's a very clear defined trend going on a decade or more.

Never mind that the economy is booming for the first time in a decade. So you'd think "someone" would have seen that this would easily be a record peak.

 

[Brownslave688]

Never mind that the economy is booming for the first time in a decade. So you'd think "someone" would have seen that this would easily be a record peak.

Yeah 4% unemployment means lots of ppl with money to spend.