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<blockquote data-quote="Southwestern" data-source="post: 939022" data-attributes="member: 33209"><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Seriously? Because it's oh-so-easy to get up in the middle of the night (or work late into the evening) for $8.50/hour while being harassed for production and getting micromanaged from multiple supervisors/managers -- who will try to chase you off the clock ASAP, often in less than three hours. You'll take home an average of $125, sans those weeks the Teamsters takes its cut. And that's when you work, since your initial employment will be on call. It's not that most people aren't willing to put in the time it'll take to go full-time... it's just that most people have families they need to provide for, and can't wait 10+ years.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Seriously? You think you can earn an education just by "paying due's?" So THAT'S why the college drop out rate is so high. It isn't because the work is challenging and requires some degree of thought & intellect... it's because people aren't willing to pay their dues! I mean, come on, learning how to use the DIAD is more difficult than taking a Calculus course!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #333333">I Preloaded for over a decade before going full-time. While I agree driving is a more challenging position, it's certainly not $20/hour more challenging. UPS drivers are seriously overcompensated; these jobs aren't worth $70K a year PLUS full pension PLUS full health benefits that make most blush. Do you know why most drivers wind up in the crapper when they lose their job? It's because they have no marketable skill.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Southwestern, post: 939022, member: 33209"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333] [/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana] Seriously? Because it's oh-so-easy to get up in the middle of the night (or work late into the evening) for $8.50/hour while being harassed for production and getting micromanaged from multiple supervisors/managers -- who will try to chase you off the clock ASAP, often in less than three hours. You'll take home an average of $125, sans those weeks the Teamsters takes its cut. And that's when you work, since your initial employment will be on call. It's not that most people aren't willing to put in the time it'll take to go full-time... it's just that most people have families they need to provide for, and can't wait 10+ years. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333] Seriously? You think you can earn an education just by "paying due's?" So THAT'S why the college drop out rate is so high. It isn't because the work is challenging and requires some degree of thought & intellect... it's because people aren't willing to pay their dues! I mean, come on, learning how to use the DIAD is more difficult than taking a Calculus course!! [/COLOR][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=#333333]I Preloaded for over a decade before going full-time. While I agree driving is a more challenging position, it's certainly not $20/hour more challenging. UPS drivers are seriously overcompensated; these jobs aren't worth $70K a year PLUS full pension PLUS full health benefits that make most blush. Do you know why most drivers wind up in the crapper when they lose their job? It's because they have no marketable skill.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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