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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 2535768" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>Under the heading of "We Make Money In Spite of Ourselves" I'll relay a humorous story BUT I'll with hold the names and locations to protect the guilty.</p><p></p><p>This story involved 3 locations we'll call <span style="color: #ff0000">UPS A</span>, <span style="color: #80ff00">UPS B</span> and <span style="color: #0000ff">UPS C</span>. <span style="color: #ff0000">UPS A</span> and <span style="color: #0000ff">UPS C</span> are 40 miles from each other across a large metro area and <span style="color: #80ff00">UPS B</span> is about 250 miles from both <span style="color: #ff0000">A</span> & <span style="color: #0080ff">C</span>.</p><p></p><p>Subcontractor at <span style="color: #ff0000">UPS A</span> is told to take an empty trailer to <span style="color: #80ff00">UPS B</span> (again 250 miles away) which said contractor does. Upon arrival at <span style="color: #80ff00">UPS B</span> with empty trailer, <span style="color: #80ff00">UPS B</span> no longer needs said trailer but is told that said empty trailer is needed at <span style="color: #0080ff">UPS C</span> and instructed to now take it to <span style="color: #0080ff">UPS C</span> which subcontractor does. Now upon arrival at <span style="color: #0080ff">UPS C</span>, our subcontractor with said empty trailer that origin from <span style="color: #ff0000">UPS A</span> is told that <span style="color: #0080ff">UPS C</span> no longer needs said empty trailer but that <span style="color: #ff0000">UPS A</span> does need said empty trailer and to take it there which subcontractor did.</p><p></p><p>That's right boys and girls, the same empty trailer pulled by our heroic subcontractor originating at <span style="color: #ff0000">UPS A</span> going to <span style="color: #80ff00">UPS B</span> and then sent forward to <span style="color: #0080ff">UPS C</span> is now going back to <span style="color: #ff0000">UPS A</span> having never once had the first package placed in it. </p><p></p><p>Now here is the kicker, <u><strong>the same subcontractor on his very next run did the very same thing with another empty trailer all over again.</strong></u></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Now do I know this to be absolutely true? No I absolutely do not! </strong></u> BUT it was relayed to me by a UPS management person who was told this by the actual subcontractor themselves. This by no means makes any of this <strong>"TRUE AT ALL"</strong> BUT after 36 peak seasons at UPS and having seen a lot, I find this story completely believable and I spent the last week or so LMAO about it!</p><p></p><p>I've seen to many of these type stories over the years firsthand to not give this some credibility. </p><p></p><p>Again Boys and Girls, we still make money in spite of ourselves!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Enjoy the laugh because if you can't laugh you are not doing it right! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 2535768, member: 2189"] Under the heading of "We Make Money In Spite of Ourselves" I'll relay a humorous story BUT I'll with hold the names and locations to protect the guilty. This story involved 3 locations we'll call [COLOR=#ff0000]UPS A[/COLOR], [COLOR=#80ff00]UPS B[/COLOR] and [COLOR=#0000ff]UPS C[/COLOR]. [COLOR=#ff0000]UPS A[/COLOR] and [COLOR=#0000ff]UPS C[/COLOR] are 40 miles from each other across a large metro area and [COLOR=#80ff00]UPS B[/COLOR] is about 250 miles from both [COLOR=#ff0000]A[/COLOR] & [COLOR=#0080ff]C[/COLOR]. Subcontractor at [COLOR=#ff0000]UPS A[/COLOR] is told to take an empty trailer to [COLOR=#80ff00]UPS B[/COLOR] (again 250 miles away) which said contractor does. Upon arrival at [COLOR=#80ff00]UPS B[/COLOR] with empty trailer, [COLOR=#80ff00]UPS B[/COLOR] no longer needs said trailer but is told that said empty trailer is needed at [COLOR=#0080ff]UPS C[/COLOR] and instructed to now take it to [COLOR=#0080ff]UPS C[/COLOR] which subcontractor does. Now upon arrival at [COLOR=#0080ff]UPS C[/COLOR], our subcontractor with said empty trailer that origin from [COLOR=#ff0000]UPS A[/COLOR] is told that [COLOR=#0080ff]UPS C[/COLOR] no longer needs said empty trailer but that [COLOR=#ff0000]UPS A[/COLOR] does need said empty trailer and to take it there which subcontractor did. That's right boys and girls, the same empty trailer pulled by our heroic subcontractor originating at [COLOR=#ff0000]UPS A[/COLOR] going to [COLOR=#80ff00]UPS B[/COLOR] and then sent forward to [COLOR=#0080ff]UPS C[/COLOR] is now going back to [COLOR=#ff0000]UPS A[/COLOR] having never once had the first package placed in it. Now here is the kicker, [U][B]the same subcontractor on his very next run did the very same thing with another empty trailer all over again.[/B][/U] [U][B]Now do I know this to be absolutely true? No I absolutely do not! [/B][/U] BUT it was relayed to me by a UPS management person who was told this by the actual subcontractor themselves. This by no means makes any of this [B]"TRUE AT ALL"[/B] BUT after 36 peak seasons at UPS and having seen a lot, I find this story completely believable and I spent the last week or so LMAO about it! I've seen to many of these type stories over the years firsthand to not give this some credibility. Again Boys and Girls, we still make money in spite of ourselves! Enjoy the laugh because if you can't laugh you are not doing it right! ;) [/QUOTE]
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