Book off voicemail full, does that count as a no-show?

[Boarpin]

Been here for a few months and have been told not calling out before hand is a huge no-no, but the number we have for bookoff's voicemail is full so I can't leave a message. I have no other number to call but I did text a coworker to let our supervisor know.
Am I screwed? I've never not just shown up before but I do have at least 2-3 absences due to severe pneumonia a few months ago. There is no conceivable way I'm going to survive tonight without consistently vomiting and/or getting stuck in the bathroom stall for ages. Just the car ride there will not be pretty,as I had to pull over just going to CVS for something for this bug, otherwise I'd be more than happy to show I'm not well(which was also pretty apparent last night).

 

[over9five]

You did the right thing. Don't come to work and infect the rest of us.

 

[silenze]

You can call up to an hour after start time and still be recorded as called in. Just call back later

 

[Boarpin]

I've called every half hour for the past few hours and finally got to leave a message. Thanks!

 

[Indecisi0n]

Next time just go into work and tell them face to face your calling out. That way there can be no confusion to your intentions.

 

[Wally]

Next time just go into work and tell them face to face your calling out. That way there can be no confusion to your intentions.

How can I tee off if I do that?

 

[HEFFERNAN]

I would tell a steward and my business agent if they were playing games with the call-in procedure.
They made the rule about calling an hour before, they have to make sure the phone is manned.

 

[oldngray]

If voicemail is full why didn't you just make a normal phone call and talk to a human being?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

If voicemail is full why didn't you just make a normal phone call and talk to a human being?

Did you miss the part where he said that was the only number that he was given?

 

[TheFigurehead]

If voicemail is full why didn't you just make a normal phone call and talk to a human being?

Because, as he said above, he has no other number to call. UPS likes to play this game with new employees. It's not like you can use google to get the number for the hub, and UPS purposely doesn't give new employees any numbers other than the one they gave OP (if that). They love to play stupid games like this.

 

[Ghost in the Darkness]

Take a screen shot of your recent calls showing you have been trying to get through for awhile, you might need it.

 

[MrFeeder]

I've never seen anyone fired from attendance issues but don't ever no call no show. Always call in and save your ass

 

[PASinterference]

Our center manager puts all the phones on hold first thing when he gets to work.

 

[Over 70]

I called in 30 minutes after start time a few weeks ago because i slept through my alarm and never heard a word about it and my timecard viewer said scheduled day off.

If you're a good employee they're happy you're even there. If you suck you will probably get crap.

 

[WorknLateHuh]

If you're a good employee they're happy you're even there. If you suck you will probably get crap.

They may throw good employee's a bone like in your case, but I disagree with mgt being happy you're there. All the hard work is overlooked. All the late nights, chased misloads, helping other drivers, working when you should've stayed home sick, all that selfless/good work ethic mentality is unrecognized. Maybe it is, and never a word is said, idk. At least that's what it's like in my local.

I look at it like this, If you are a really good employee with a great work ethic then you are like a ghost to ups. Because the only time mgt has any reason to come speak to you is when you screw up or show up on a report.

 

[MrFeeder]

I look at it like this, If you are a really good employee with a great work ethic then you are like a ghost to ups. Because the only time mgt has any reason to come speak to you is when you screw up or show up on a report.[/QUOTE]
We like to refer to this as staying under the radar.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Staying under the radar is the ideal way to survive at UPS.

Someone once told me that the ideal would be if your center manager did not know your name.