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Can you go from P/T Sup to friend/T Driver
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<blockquote data-quote="HEFFERNAN" data-source="post: 463522" data-attributes="member: 11315"><p>I did it !!</p><p> </p><p>Managed 3 years on the preload and I enjoyed it to a point. My concern was seeing FT-sups working 12 hour days and always battling something. I couldn't see myself in their positions, though I covered vacations for the FT preload sups and learned the inner workings of the hierarchy.</p><p> </p><p>I had great relationships with the higher management team in our building. I talked with the center manager a lot and the DM always had an open door policy. I wouldn't want to call it a dead end job, but to be in FT management you have to drink the Kool-aid, like the Kool-aid, and want more of the Kool-aid.</p><p> </p><p>The center manager knew I wanted to get out and when he moved to a different center, he called me and told me he could get me in over there as a driver. The only catch was to get me release from the DM. It took me 3 months over the summer asking for it. Finally, he came up to me and said he'd let me be a driver but I had to do it in this building not the other one.</p><p> </p><p>8 1/2 years later, I'm still driving and enjoy it a lot. The thing that helped me the most was working well with upper management. They will help people they like over PT sups they'd like to have quit. All PT-sup must complete 30 days on-road as a driver to go into FT. Also, the 6-1 ratio applies at all times, 6 pt union employees given the chance to drive over an outside hire. You are considered the outside hire because you are not in the union.</p><p> </p><p>Also, when you go from union to management, always go to the union hall and get your withdrawal card. It stops all the dues and if you do get back in the union, you won't have to pay back all the dues you missed while supervising.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HEFFERNAN, post: 463522, member: 11315"] I did it !! Managed 3 years on the preload and I enjoyed it to a point. My concern was seeing FT-sups working 12 hour days and always battling something. I couldn't see myself in their positions, though I covered vacations for the FT preload sups and learned the inner workings of the hierarchy. I had great relationships with the higher management team in our building. I talked with the center manager a lot and the DM always had an open door policy. I wouldn't want to call it a dead end job, but to be in FT management you have to drink the Kool-aid, like the Kool-aid, and want more of the Kool-aid. The center manager knew I wanted to get out and when he moved to a different center, he called me and told me he could get me in over there as a driver. The only catch was to get me release from the DM. It took me 3 months over the summer asking for it. Finally, he came up to me and said he'd let me be a driver but I had to do it in this building not the other one. 8 1/2 years later, I'm still driving and enjoy it a lot. The thing that helped me the most was working well with upper management. They will help people they like over PT sups they'd like to have quit. All PT-sup must complete 30 days on-road as a driver to go into FT. Also, the 6-1 ratio applies at all times, 6 pt union employees given the chance to drive over an outside hire. You are considered the outside hire because you are not in the union. Also, when you go from union to management, always go to the union hall and get your withdrawal card. It stops all the dues and if you do get back in the union, you won't have to pay back all the dues you missed while supervising. [/QUOTE]
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