Being swung all over the place

[KOG72]

I had a inside helper for one day this peak and he told me “this is the easiest route I’ve ever helped with”. ......I told him to keep that to himself.....lol

I hear guys all the time talk about how hard there routes are,which I know is a lie.I just don’t plan on moving anytime soon.

 

[Wilson1397]

I hear guys all the time talk about how hard there routes are,which I know is a lie.I just don’t plan on moving anytime soon.

This will be my last route. Plan on retiring on this one.

 

[KOG72]

This will be my last route. Plan on retiring on this one.

You have enough seniority to keep it????

 

[Wilson1397]

You have enough seniority to keep it????

Only 9 guys ahead of me and those guys all have routes they like so I should be golden.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

The guy that used to deliver to my daughter's house does 30-40 stops a day.

Sounds perfect.

 

[clean hairy]

I feel like I learned to many routes at my current center and I'm not being treated fairly. In my first year of being a FT UPS cover driver I was sent home ALOT and it really annoyed me to the core. So in response to that problem I learned as much routes that I could and gained alot of area knowledge in the process which in turn became very valuable to me. The problem is that I think management knows this and in return I'm all over the place all the time and it seems like they rely on me to do these multitude of different routes different days of the week all year which I have no problem to be honest. The problem is that I noticed that there are like 6 to 7 dudes under me in seniority and everyday I notice on the schedule that these drivers do the same 2 or maybe 4 routes. This one driver I know been on the same one for like 7 months. What I want to know is did I do something wrong in trying to be too resourceful and dependable, or am I just a sucker for management to use on whatever day they please? I would love to do the same route or two everyday like those others underneath me in seniority . What do you think browncafers?

SHEESH!
You complain about not getting to work, and now you complain because you DO get to work!
What is your ideal scenario?
Only working the days and routes you feel like working?

 

[clean hairy]

I just like to be great at everything i do. I just have great work ethics

Dave, is that you posting under a different name?

 

[5Cube4Life]

I feel like I learned to many routes at my current center and I'm not being treated fairly. In my first year of being a FT UPS cover driver I was sent home ALOT and it really annoyed me to the core. So in response to that problem I learned as much routes that I could and gained alot of area knowledge in the process which in turn became very valuable to me. The problem is that I think management knows this and in return I'm all over the place all the time and it seems like they rely on me to do these multitude of different routes different days of the week all year which I have no problem to be honest. The problem is that I noticed that there are like 6 to 7 dudes under me in seniority and everyday I notice on the schedule that these drivers do the same 2 or maybe 4 routes. This one driver I know been on the same one for like 7 months. What I want to know is did I do something wrong in trying to be too resourceful and dependable, or am I just a sucker for management to use on whatever day they please? I would love to do the same route or two everyday like those others underneath me in seniority . What do you think browncafers?

My center seems to be the same way. They don't seem to put drivers out blind much and some even ride with a sup the first time learning a new route. I myself haven't been sent out "blind" in maybe a year. I do get moved around a bit, but it is all routes I have learned.

 

[barnyard]

A lot of miles????

300-350

 

[FromOffTheStreets]

You find out after it's too late that it is better to be a slower/ dumber driver the second you meet qualification. You will only have to run a handful of routes & you wont get blown out with stops. A faster/ smarter driver ends up learning every route in the center with elevated stop counts.
In the end the "dumb" guy turns out smart & the "smart" guy turns out dumb. You don't get extra pay for being better, just more work.

 

[FromOffTheStreets]

What would be great is if they could create "pure" 9 hr routes & you get paid 9 no matter what time you get done.
I was thinking that's how the post office operated but I'm probably wrong about that.
The problem is our time #'s are really screwed up sometimes

 

[KoennenTiger]

Only 9 guys ahead of me and those guys all have routes they like so I should be golden.

They rebid in your center? Nobody can take my route here it's mine, period.

Another guy here covered my route after the last guy retired before bidding into a rural route. He's told me a few times that sometimes he wished he would have taken my route when it came up (commercial route) just cause he gets lonely having nobody to chat with.

I got plenty of time before I can bid into a retirement route

 

[Wilson1397]

They rebid in your center? Nobody can take my route here it's mine, period.

Another guy here covered my route after the last guy retired before bidding into a rural route. He's told me a few times that sometimes he wished he would have taken my route when it came up (commercial route) just cause he gets lonely having nobody to chat with.

I got plenty of time before I can bid into a retirement route

We rebid ours every 2 years

 

[MyTripisCut]

We rebid ours every 2 years

WDMFGDD



No bids here. No same truck everyday. Put on your belt and work pusillanimous!

 

[Wilson1397]

WDMFGDD



No bids here. No same truck everyday. Put on your belt and work pusillanimous!

That's just stupid, but we are talking Jersey so understandable!!!

 

[MyTripisCut]

That's just stupid, but we are talking Jersey so understandable!!!

Yup. We also don’t have to gas up our cars either,

 

[542thruNthru]

Yup. We also don’t have to gas up our cars either,

What about your package cars?

 

[Boywondr]

I hear ya but this is more than scrubbing toilets its a career. I have no college education and this pays the bills. What career or whatever pays you this amount of bread with no college education or training in a specific trade like plumbing or electrical? This career choice is a gift and a curse at times.

Then quit whining. Ask @UpstateNYUPSer because he could help your attitude get adjusted.

 

[Boywondr]

They are much better during peak and they don't get cut.
Plus plenty of bathrooms and free munchies.

My bathroom is 140 miles long. I keep my munchies at home.

 

[Boywondr]

We’re starting the weekly vacation bids here for the first time. Should be interesting. A ton of wet behind the ears drivers here.

The cover (non-bid) drivers are the skinniest drivers in the building for some reason.