Can New, Low Seniority Feeder be Sent to Package?

[onidraug]

Hey all,

It looks like the time has come physically for me to move on to feeder. The company wants to normalize our new volume, and no thanks.

My question: if I go feeder and pass probation and become a coded FT feeder, can they force me to a random hub to cover package if there's no work for me?

Basically, I'm toast physically. I can't and never want to step in and out of a car more than 200 times ever again. Feeder is my last ditch effort to stay in this career, or I'm tapping out (cause I sure as ain't going management).

Thanks for answers and sorry if its been asked before.

 

[Poop Head]

If thats your real name, change it.

 

[onidraug]

Nah.

 

[ManInBrown]

All dependent on local, where I am, no. There are locals where when it’s slow you have to bump back into package.

 

[Poop Head]

Some of our feeder guys couldnt make it through the bulkhead door.

 

[Johney]

Here once you gain seniority if you go back to package when feeder work slows you go back(your choice) as the low senior driver. Or you can bump into car wash or some other building job. If you have not gained seniority in feeders and go back you go back to your bid run.

 

[Jones]

Here (Atlantic) you can be sent back as long as you're still on the Q list, but once you actually bid into feeder classification it's your choice if you get laid off. You can bump back to package or just stay home.

 

[SaladTosser]

I did the same thing as you. Here in SoCal you get sent back to your package center but they’re so short on drivers now nobody is getting sent back. The only thing that sucks about being a new feeder driver is not getting enough sleep

 

[542thruNthru]

No one... really?

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What supplement are you under?

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

No one... really?

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What supplement are you under?

No one wants to steal your thunder....you kinda have the "what supplement" market cornered. Lol

 

[542thruNthru]

No one wants to steal your thunder....you kinda have the "what supplement" market cornered. Lol

 

[olroadbeech]

it depends on your work center. In ours it was up to driver. If there was no feeder work you could either sit at home or work in package or the hub depending on seniority. we are a right to work state ( NV )

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

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[rod]

They did it all the time in Central. You want to hear someone cry --- be there when a feeder drive is told they will be going to package for awhile. (Funny as hell).

 

[542thruNthru]

They did it all the time in Central. You want to hear someone cry --- be there when a feeder drive is told they will be going to package for awhile. (Funny as hell).

You had 6 package cars in your little shed. Only time you saw a feeder driver is when they broke down and had to wait.

 

[rod]

You had 6 package cars in your little shed. Only time you saw a feeder driver is when they broke down and had to wait.

At one time we had 5 feeder routes but we ended up with only one because our center manager was too lazy to fight for them.

You had 6 package cars in your little shed. Only time you saw a feeder driver is when they broke down and had to wait.

When I first started our center was serviced by ONE 52 foot trailer that also went on and serviced another center farther north. Most days the trailer was only about 3/4 full handling BOTH centers. Have I told you lately how tough we had it?

 

[542thruNthru]

At one time we had 5 feeder routes but we ended up with only one because our center manager was too lazy to fight for them.

When I first started our center was serviced by ONE 52 foot trailer that also went on and serviced another center farther north. Most days the trailer was only about 3/4 full handling BOTH centers. Have I told you lately how tough we had it?

So long story short....

Yes @542thruNthru you are absolutely correct.

 

[rod]

So long story short....

Yes @542thruNthru you are absolutely correct.

Jealousy will get you no where.

 

[542thruNthru]

Jealousy will get you no where.

I don't know... so far its gotten me here.

 

[rod]

You had 6 package cars in your little shed. Only time you saw a feeder driver is when they broke down and had to wait.