Xexys
Retired and Happy
Over the years that I worked I saw people get fired for some of the weirdest things. I've seen management have it out for people that they would fire the person for as little as improper break time. Some of the drivers I worked with did some pretty outrageous things to get themselves fired. I had seen many come and go through my time at UPS. I was wondering what is/was the craziest reason you've seen for a person to get the ax?
Management had it out for a driver in my center so much because of his constant over allowed time. This driver would do anything to make it difficult for management. Even the shop steward felt he was constantly going overboard to make life difficult for himself. Unkempt hair; uniform dirty; shoes not shined. You name it, he did it to call attention to himself. He even made a website with our locals number for people to vent. Our local tried in vane to get him to take the website down, but he just kept on keeping on.
He transferred to clerk and switched buildings. Now, when you are a clerk you are not supposed to wear your uniform. It's really different for every person. While I was a clerk, I could get away with just wearing the drivers shirt and this bothered my Union brother. So he started to wear the whole driver's uniform. By this time even the new building that he transferred to got wind of his shenanigans. He just made it very difficult for all of us.
So one day management told him that he should've turned in his uniform as soon as he got off the road. They told him the next day they wanted him to turn in all his uniforms. The next day came, and of course he forgot to haul them in from his car. Knowing that he would get in trouble, he dropped what he was doing and went out to his car and brought them in. I tried telling him it wasn't anytime close to break time but he of course he didn't listen. Management wanted to fire this man so much he was written up one time for taking a UPS pen through the guard shack and he had said to me that the next time he went up in front of a mediator that he was told he'd be gone.
So yeah, you guessed it. He was written up for taking an unauthorized break and he ended up losing his job. Our old Supervisor hated him so much he even attended to give his $0.02. 18 years down the drain.
Nobody else was asked to turn in their uniforms when they became clerk. But I for sure didn't wear my UPS shirt anymore! Just to lighten up the mood around here for a bit, I thought maybe some of you could share some of your experiences. I've seen many more through my time get fired for stupid crap but this one just stood out in my mind. I could go on and on but I've put too many letters in this post. Sorry for the long post...
Management had it out for a driver in my center so much because of his constant over allowed time. This driver would do anything to make it difficult for management. Even the shop steward felt he was constantly going overboard to make life difficult for himself. Unkempt hair; uniform dirty; shoes not shined. You name it, he did it to call attention to himself. He even made a website with our locals number for people to vent. Our local tried in vane to get him to take the website down, but he just kept on keeping on.
He transferred to clerk and switched buildings. Now, when you are a clerk you are not supposed to wear your uniform. It's really different for every person. While I was a clerk, I could get away with just wearing the drivers shirt and this bothered my Union brother. So he started to wear the whole driver's uniform. By this time even the new building that he transferred to got wind of his shenanigans. He just made it very difficult for all of us.
So one day management told him that he should've turned in his uniform as soon as he got off the road. They told him the next day they wanted him to turn in all his uniforms. The next day came, and of course he forgot to haul them in from his car. Knowing that he would get in trouble, he dropped what he was doing and went out to his car and brought them in. I tried telling him it wasn't anytime close to break time but he of course he didn't listen. Management wanted to fire this man so much he was written up one time for taking a UPS pen through the guard shack and he had said to me that the next time he went up in front of a mediator that he was told he'd be gone.
So yeah, you guessed it. He was written up for taking an unauthorized break and he ended up losing his job. Our old Supervisor hated him so much he even attended to give his $0.02. 18 years down the drain.
Nobody else was asked to turn in their uniforms when they became clerk. But I for sure didn't wear my UPS shirt anymore! Just to lighten up the mood around here for a bit, I thought maybe some of you could share some of your experiences. I've seen many more through my time get fired for stupid crap but this one just stood out in my mind. I could go on and on but I've put too many letters in this post. Sorry for the long post...
. No one knew until the center started receiving calls from his pick up accounts by late in the afternoon.
