UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
Mgr. needs to look up in Websters dictionary the word vacation.
"Vacation" and "integrity" have been removed from their editions.
Back to the OP. It sounds as though the pkg may have been intended for a friend of the sup who may have called him asking for help. The sup then "just happened" to run in to you and asked you to do both him and the consignee a favor. He could have just as easily either given the center number to his friend or called the center himself but instead chose to do it in person.
I have several consignees who I have given my personal cell number to. One of them is an occassional shipper who does not have enough volume to warrant a daily P/U so he calls me and I P/U his pkgs for him as a favor. I usually tell them when I will be on vacation but if they do happen to call me I will either call the center or the cover driver to make sure he is taken care of. Small thing, takes less than 5 minutes.
I would give both of my on cars and my center manager the same amount of respect whether they are "on the clock" or on vacation.