Jacob Newton
New Member
Hi everyone,
I'm having an issue here, I've been on the local sort for just about five years now. There were a few hires under me, but they were both injured and are now gone. I'm last on the list, so I was told today I have the option of going to the preload or getting laid off for who knows how long. They gave me the whole "We are running a man up right now." I also do Saturday Air delivery, and one of the guys who drives, and is also on preload starts saying how he might move to the local sort because he was told someone wanted to move down to the preload. I confronted my sup last night, he said it was nothing and it had something to do with schedules and such. I don't know, I'm feeling like something isn't right here.
Both of the sups there want me to stay because I'm flexible and one of the only people in the building that can keep the small sort under control. The sup who is doing the changes just came on the sort after another sup went to another job. Normally he supervises drivers, now he does both somehow.
At 9:45 pm last night when I was punching out of the local sort he tells me I have to show up at 4 AM for the preload. I told him I had been awake since 6:30 AM and even if I went to bed right when I got home I wouldn't be able to get a full night rest, and that I had to make vehicle arrangements. It would be best to start Wednesday morning if I really had to. Well this morning he called and left a message all irritated saying I didn't show up and they had to make a driver come in and where was I.... Same guy I told I wouldn't be able to until Wednesday morning. Now I have to call in right now and straighten it all out and I just feel like I'm in a corner. They are acting like anything I do or say doesn't exist or matter.
I just do not want to make the wrong move, do something that looks innocent on their part and get trapped on a sort I do not want to be on.
P.S. They cut me 3 days last week and then when I came back on Thursday after being cut 3 days, four people told me to file a grievance because sups were handling packages and that I would be paid for the days they cut me, is that correct? Would it help that they were doing that when they cut me, maybe show they can't do the sort without another body? Everyone else is saying not to worry it won't last, but I feel like they are going through a lot of stuff to move me to the preload, especially if it wasn't going to be for long.
Thanks for the help everyone, I appreciate it, glad I found these forums, been reading a ton!
Jake
I'm having an issue here, I've been on the local sort for just about five years now. There were a few hires under me, but they were both injured and are now gone. I'm last on the list, so I was told today I have the option of going to the preload or getting laid off for who knows how long. They gave me the whole "We are running a man up right now." I also do Saturday Air delivery, and one of the guys who drives, and is also on preload starts saying how he might move to the local sort because he was told someone wanted to move down to the preload. I confronted my sup last night, he said it was nothing and it had something to do with schedules and such. I don't know, I'm feeling like something isn't right here.
Both of the sups there want me to stay because I'm flexible and one of the only people in the building that can keep the small sort under control. The sup who is doing the changes just came on the sort after another sup went to another job. Normally he supervises drivers, now he does both somehow.
At 9:45 pm last night when I was punching out of the local sort he tells me I have to show up at 4 AM for the preload. I told him I had been awake since 6:30 AM and even if I went to bed right when I got home I wouldn't be able to get a full night rest, and that I had to make vehicle arrangements. It would be best to start Wednesday morning if I really had to. Well this morning he called and left a message all irritated saying I didn't show up and they had to make a driver come in and where was I.... Same guy I told I wouldn't be able to until Wednesday morning. Now I have to call in right now and straighten it all out and I just feel like I'm in a corner. They are acting like anything I do or say doesn't exist or matter.
I just do not want to make the wrong move, do something that looks innocent on their part and get trapped on a sort I do not want to be on.
P.S. They cut me 3 days last week and then when I came back on Thursday after being cut 3 days, four people told me to file a grievance because sups were handling packages and that I would be paid for the days they cut me, is that correct? Would it help that they were doing that when they cut me, maybe show they can't do the sort without another body? Everyone else is saying not to worry it won't last, but I feel like they are going through a lot of stuff to move me to the preload, especially if it wasn't going to be for long.
Thanks for the help everyone, I appreciate it, glad I found these forums, been reading a ton!
Jake
