Compare Covid/summer peak to Christmas peak??

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

For most , it's the 600$ kiss in the mail each week !! That we the essentials are paying for !

They only lasts another 6 weeks

 

[bleedinbrown58]

Very bad. Not enough drivers and trucks.
They just cram everything onto the PCs we do have.
Cramming is a bad strategy. Means you have to stack out more, which slows you down trying to maneuver around all the crap, which just leads to more stack out. Before you know it your whole section is blown out and the belt is going down every 5 minutes.

We call that Thursday.....or basically anyday that ends in Y.

 

[bleedinbrown58]

There are few stark differences,

1. hot as hell

2. no helpers

3. zero Christmas cheer

4. no definitive end in sight

5. no Christmas gifts

6. Lots of outdoor Paraphernalia (bbq’s, patio heaters, patio furniture).

7. Looting and riots

8. Not fully staffed

I’m sure there’s more but that’s off the top of my head. In short, it sucks!!!!!

Plus all the employees on vacation that they can’t cover for lol.

 

[Over70irregs]

Message in past “Can you work vacation week”? Lol Naw bro

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Message in past “Can you work vacation week”? Lol Naw bro

They always ask us even though we aren't supposed to

 

[Poop Head]

They always ask us even though we aren't supposed to

Our local does not allow it. Period.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Our local does not allow it. Period.

We have rules here too but does not stop them from asking

 

[Poop Head]

We have rolls here too but does not stop them from asking

They asked me as a joke last friday. We all had a good laugh.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

They asked me as a joke last friday. We all had a good laugh.

I worked yesterday and asked me how many days of work this week I'm like a zero

 

[AwashBwashCwash]

Last year we had union driver helpers at top rate. Now we have union PVDs 2-3 months before.

Amazing money for so many.

It's amazing for everyone.
Except preload.

 

[35years]

At least at Christmas here they turned off ORION for us.

 

[cosis]

They only lasts another 6 weeks

after the next wave of covid infections hit they will extend it

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

after the next wave of covid infections hit they will extend it

Maybe

 

[Brownslave688]

Last year we had union driver helpers at top rate. Now we have union PVDs 2-3 months before.

Amazing money for so many.

Union PVD?

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

It's heavier in my building than a normal peak. Random example is our center usually does 30-32k volume during peak......this tuesday we did 35k.

we have 12 trailers of literally just irregs in the yard.

it is peak season numbers in the heat with no helpers

We have been doing average 60-65k a day.

 

[Capo]

How does this current peak compare to normal peak? How long will this last?

Same amount of work without the seasonal help, swamped in post office, brutal

 

[542thruNthru]

Come mid July many people will be going out on 1 of 3 things.

Work comp, disability or FLMA

And thats on top of max vacations.

Good luck UPS.

Well it's begun. We now have 3 drivers on stress leave. 2 new ones on TAW.

Company is trying to blame the union for the heavy routes because they won't let them use outside PVDs.

We don't want outside PVDs. We want FT drivers and we want them to stop disqualifying them for fake numbers.

 

[Est.1998]

Routes are going out with like 280-380 packages now here. They had to drive out another truck yesterday because all the wouldn't fit in the truck.

i had 460 pieces yesterday, crammed into a narrow natural gas truck

 

[Brownslave688]

Well it's begun. We now have 3 drivers on stress leave. 2 new ones on TAW.

Company is trying to blame the union for the heavy routes because they won't let them use outside PVDs.

We don't want outside PVDs. We want FT drivers and we want them to stop disqualifying them for fake numbers.

God forbid they qualify someone. I wish our 6 seasonal drivers had told them to Pound sand.

 

[Est.1998]

Well it's begun. We now have 3 drivers on stress leave. 2 new ones on TAW.

Company is trying to blame the union for the heavy routes because they won't let them use outside PVDs.

We don't want outside PVDs. We want FT drivers and we want them to stop disqualifying them for fake numbers.

what is TAW?