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<blockquote data-quote="want to retire" data-source="post: 1066430"><p>Here, we pay the ultimate price.......go to the very bottom of your new classification. I had 22 years full-time seniority when I went feeders and have stayed at the bottom for lack of new jobs/economy. See, it's "hard for you to imagine" some things but it's not fantastical for alot of folks at UPS. If I went back to package, I'd go to the very bottom......again.....lower than any rookie. Some Union....huh? We have absolutely nowhere to go. I was bumped personally by a hire off the street, who was hired 15 days before I went feeder(I had 22 years). At my hub, 1 place in seniority can make a huge difference.....like being bumped to the coverage board. Sweet, huh? Though I think I would go crazy with a continual bump.....how could you plan your life? Around here, you're stuck(or happy) with your annual bid for about a year. How has it affected my life? My natural waking hours are 6:30 am to about 22:00pm. My run is 21:45pm to about 7:00am...........180 out. I feel strung out/awful until about Sunday where my weekend is cut short with my family and I start my week. Repeat. There are other runs(few) but all suck like this. But, that's pretty much feeders. This will not change for the rest of my career. Yes, I could've stayed pkg but my career would have ended way before now. Just couldn't take it physically(back), anymore(with nowhere to go)(in pkg). Migraines started about the time I went feeders and I've gained ALOT of weight and I would rate my fitness at about a 2(of 10)(I used to race biathlons)(could run 10 miles in an hour)(@ 40). Now, I work and sleep(or try to). Since we cannot bid building to building(even though it's right down the road), I cannot bid say, aircraft maintenance(I'm a certified aircraft mechanic). Without paying the ultimate, ultimate price of quitting! Stupid. OK. That's my take. I admire those that have a better time of it. And to those that say "you knew this before you went...." I don't think anyone truly knows how they will cope with it. And I think we all say "how bad could it be?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="want to retire, post: 1066430"] Here, we pay the ultimate price.......go to the very bottom of your new classification. I had 22 years full-time seniority when I went feeders and have stayed at the bottom for lack of new jobs/economy. See, it's "hard for you to imagine" some things but it's not fantastical for alot of folks at UPS. If I went back to package, I'd go to the very bottom......again.....lower than any rookie. Some Union....huh? We have absolutely nowhere to go. I was bumped personally by a hire off the street, who was hired 15 days before I went feeder(I had 22 years). At my hub, 1 place in seniority can make a huge difference.....like being bumped to the coverage board. Sweet, huh? Though I think I would go crazy with a continual bump.....how could you plan your life? Around here, you're stuck(or happy) with your annual bid for about a year. How has it affected my life? My natural waking hours are 6:30 am to about 22:00pm. My run is 21:45pm to about 7:00am...........180 out. I feel strung out/awful until about Sunday where my weekend is cut short with my family and I start my week. Repeat. There are other runs(few) but all suck like this. But, that's pretty much feeders. This will not change for the rest of my career. Yes, I could've stayed pkg but my career would have ended way before now. Just couldn't take it physically(back), anymore(with nowhere to go)(in pkg). Migraines started about the time I went feeders and I've gained ALOT of weight and I would rate my fitness at about a 2(of 10)(I used to race biathlons)(could run 10 miles in an hour)(@ 40). Now, I work and sleep(or try to). Since we cannot bid building to building(even though it's right down the road), I cannot bid say, aircraft maintenance(I'm a certified aircraft mechanic). Without paying the ultimate, ultimate price of quitting! Stupid. OK. That's my take. I admire those that have a better time of it. And to those that say "you knew this before you went...." I don't think anyone truly knows how they will cope with it. And I think we all say "how bad could it be?" [/QUOTE]
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