Anyone else being forced to work this Weekend?

[UnconTROLLed]

That's a different criteria of a qualitative nature and as long as you are better than your competitors, it is of questionable value.
I believe UPS's large shippers are willing to accept reduced service during peak times as long as the prices are kept lower.
Many, if not all large shippers, contracts with UPS forego any service failure guarantee refunds.

Of course, while little Joey's X-mas toy sits in a trailer until the New Year.
Corporate greed. Could be construed as fabulous planning and logistics but not from an employee POV, which this thread was intended.

 

[Bagels]

I don't know what world you work in but the day after Christmas is a normal work day

Often, UPS will idle much of its feeder operations on Christmas Eve - for whatever reason - thus there's limited work available the day after Christmas. Where I'm at, we usually field a limited number of volunteers (or those forced to work) to handle the limited volume within the building on Dec. 26. Sometimes the work day has been cancelled.

Not this year. Our Preload is starting at 1:00AM Dec. 26 and Dec. 27. While we've been starting between 11:30PM-12:30AM most of the past three weeks, we never started before 1:30AM the entire peak in the last 10 years or so. Pretty amazing the amount of volume UPS is expecting.

 

[Catatonic]

Scott Davis is an employee of UPS.
I wish he would weigh in.

 

[Catatonic]

Of course, while little Joey's X-mas toy sits in a trailer until the New Year.

I found this official UPS reply to little Joey's mother
"A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on our part."

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I don't know what world you work in but the day after Christmas is a normal work day

Not here---sign up sheet----hours only----20 drivers.

 

[Marne Vet]

Not here---sign up sheet----hours only----20 drivers.

That's still a normal business day except they're offering a sign-up sheet because of the lack of trips running. You don't get a paid holiday if you don't work.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

Scott Davis is an employee of UPS.
I wish he would weigh in.

He could, even his private island in the tropics should have internet, no?

 

[upschuck]

All we have to do is work either the day before, or the day after holiday to get it paid.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

That's still a normal business day except they're offering a sign-up sheet because of the lack of trips running. You don't get a paid holiday if you don't work.

Gee, thanks, Dad.

 

[Marne Vet]

Gee, thanks, Dad.

You're Welcome. Someone else pointed out the obvious before me, so would you mind if we both shared the praise?

 

[jaker]

Well here in the western conference the day after Christmas is a regular work day

I was forced to work Saturday but that didnt happen , I wish I could find out if it was a regular occasion because I would call out Monday and Tuesday

 

[you aint even know it]

This is why you always save a sick/personal day for crap like this.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

This is why you always save a sick/personal day for crap like this.

Any unused personal and/or sick days have already been paid out.

 

[jaker]

Any unused personal and/or sick days have already been paid out.

Why do you always talk like what happens where you are at happens all over the country

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Why do you always talk like what happens where you are at happens all over the country

Because it's all about me.

 

[jaker]

Well here all of your days start over on your hire date , so I get all my days in September which means I have plenty of days to use during this time of the year

 

[cosmo1]

Any unused personal and/or sick days have already been paid out in the BOG.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Well here all of your days start over on your hire date , so I get all my days in September which means I have plenty of days to use during this time of the year

There are no black out dates?

 

[jaker]

There are no black out dates?

No , the only way you will get in trouble is to many occasions

 

[BCFan]

Any unused personal and/or sick days have already been paid out.

Paid yes but still available ,just no pay ....I have won that grievance 5 years ago!