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<blockquote data-quote="raceanoncr" data-source="post: 1368257" data-attributes="member: 6408"><p>In my case, again, I said MY case, package car was the worst job I have had in my entire life, bar none.</p><p> </p><p>Hired off the street in the 70s with the promise of feeders, "...when there was an opening". They "forgot" to tell me that, once in, you had to have one year safe driving in p/c to sign the feeder bid. OK, got that. Well, now, they "forgot" to tell me that I had to allow all the seniority people to sign, go the full school, flunk out, then be too late to have another school in time for peak, hire seasonal feeder drivers off street with limited UPS schooling, call such "seasonal" feeder drivers back and get company and feeder seniority ahead of me.</p><p> </p><p>After 3 full years of p/c (OK, I know that's not much by some areas, but, remember, this was the 70s), I got in feeders. BUT, not entirely. After summer vacations were done, I got bounced back to p/c, called back up for peak, after peak, got bounced back to p/c again. That went on for another 5 years (add em up...total 8 years with company).</p><p> </p><p>Finally got feeder seniority (ask around for definition. It's different for different parts of country) and got to stay but was at bottom of list (here, just running vacations and extras and crap). Finally got bid run (well, bid was dropped in my lap, so you can guess what it was like). This, after another 5 years, 13, in all with company. So, after not having bid in p/c, finally got feeder bid after 13 with company. Great bid, too.</p><p> </p><p>Cut to the chase. Spent most of my 32 years in feeders. Retired, almost 4 years ago. Go back to first paragraph. Package car was and still is the worst job I've ever had. As has been said before, "The worst job in feeders is still better than the best job in package car". Did shifter jobs, sleeper for 5 yrs, mileage runs, pickup jobs, the works. Would do that again in a heartbeat, even with bad weather we have here.</p><p> </p><p>Combo? Can't relate, never did, never wanted to.</p><p> </p><p>Your husband? Been here 18 years? That, to me, says he's, maybe not a youngster. P/C may not be for him. With his attitude, feeders may not be either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raceanoncr, post: 1368257, member: 6408"] In my case, again, I said MY case, package car was the worst job I have had in my entire life, bar none. Hired off the street in the 70s with the promise of feeders, "...when there was an opening". They "forgot" to tell me that, once in, you had to have one year safe driving in p/c to sign the feeder bid. OK, got that. Well, now, they "forgot" to tell me that I had to allow all the seniority people to sign, go the full school, flunk out, then be too late to have another school in time for peak, hire seasonal feeder drivers off street with limited UPS schooling, call such "seasonal" feeder drivers back and get company and feeder seniority ahead of me. After 3 full years of p/c (OK, I know that's not much by some areas, but, remember, this was the 70s), I got in feeders. BUT, not entirely. After summer vacations were done, I got bounced back to p/c, called back up for peak, after peak, got bounced back to p/c again. That went on for another 5 years (add em up...total 8 years with company). Finally got feeder seniority (ask around for definition. It's different for different parts of country) and got to stay but was at bottom of list (here, just running vacations and extras and crap). Finally got bid run (well, bid was dropped in my lap, so you can guess what it was like). This, after another 5 years, 13, in all with company. So, after not having bid in p/c, finally got feeder bid after 13 with company. Great bid, too. Cut to the chase. Spent most of my 32 years in feeders. Retired, almost 4 years ago. Go back to first paragraph. Package car was and still is the worst job I've ever had. As has been said before, "The worst job in feeders is still better than the best job in package car". Did shifter jobs, sleeper for 5 yrs, mileage runs, pickup jobs, the works. Would do that again in a heartbeat, even with bad weather we have here. Combo? Can't relate, never did, never wanted to. Your husband? Been here 18 years? That, to me, says he's, maybe not a youngster. P/C may not be for him. With his attitude, feeders may not be either. [/QUOTE]
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