Do any of you drivers have helpers now??

[DOK]

As far as I know right now, (I have been on vacation so something may have changed,) we send our on-cars out with the seasonal guys. Now we have on retired sup back on payroll to help train all the seasonals we are supposed to get. But I will clarify your question tomorrow to satisfy my own curiosity about this now.

Thank goodness we don't use seasonals. Sounds like a nightmare, by the time they learn the job they're laid off, sounds like a stupid idea. Heck Christmas is only 5 weeks away.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Historically,all hell begins to break loose the first working day after Thanksgiving.

Working Black Friday has softened the blow somewhat.

 

[barnyard]

My building does not have holiday routes in yet. Mall route is the 1st to get a helper and he is getting his on Friday.

 

[HardknocksUPSer]

Starting helpers tomorrow here.

 

[hellfire]

Disgusting....really... routes going out with 100 stops,, routes that still dont OR NEVER WILL have a helper.. the ambiguities relative to our hourly duties and responsibilities need to be addressed

 

[Scottyhawk]

Had a helper today 230 stops

 

[brownmonster]

Disgusting....really... routes going out with 100 stops,, routes that still dont OR NEVER WILL have a helper.. the ambiguities relative to our hourly duties and responsibilities need to be addressed

Off the meds?

 

[Indecisi0n]

We have helpers

 

[Bottom rung]

None here volume down over 10%.

 

[goinjeepn]

Had a helper today. First of many

 

[Anthonysg0113]

I would rather deliver by myself. Helpers just complicate my day.

Funny story though... 2 peaks ago a driver had a helper who was delivering to an apt complex and I guess the helper had to go to the bathroom and couldn't hold it. He went into a closet in the complex and pee'd. All caught on camera haha

We started golf cart routes today. Helpers next week. I don't want a helper either. You have to take time picking them up, getting back on area, and all we are getting to do is line up stops. To get done 30 minutes earlier. Id rather do it all myself and get done maybe an hour later.

 

[iowa boy]

As far as I know right now, (I have been on vacation so something may have changed,) we send our on-cars out with the seasonal guys. Now we have on retired sup back on payroll to help train all the seasonals we are supposed to get. But I will clarify your question tomorrow to satisfy my own curiosity about this now.

This am I found out we now have 5 seasonal drivers on payroll and sent out 6 helpers today. The person that delivered to me on Monday was a helper as we started helpers on Monday.

 

[iruhnman630]

Or a driver helping?


Man those were the days. Full scale as a
Drivers helper. Lol

'You do the thinking and the driving, I'll just carry packages.'

Yup. I jump at those opportunities.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Disgusting....really... routes going out with 100 stops,, routes that still dont OR NEVER WILL have a helper.. the ambiguities relative to our hourly duties and responsibilities need to be addressed

You need a helper with 100 stops?

 

[ChrisTheBrown]

Yeah that's what I figured. They say stuff just to keep people interested like you'll work 40 hours a week plus overtime if want...stuff I know isn't true from last year.

They've even raised the starting salary from $10.50 to $12 because they can't get enough people.

In my area, they raised it from $9 to $10.10...

 

[McGee]

Helpers started here today

 

[Wally]

No helper, but we did have Hamburger Helper last night.

 

[wetleg]

You guys who say you don't want a helper, how much longer would your route be during peak if you didn't have one?

 

[Anthonysg0113]

I like having a helper, someone to talk to.

 

[Grey]

For relatively new FT drivers it would be a lot easier to train helpers with the exact same DIAD's. I never used the ones that the helpers get.

Last peak I just used him as a runner. I'd sheet & complete in the truck and he'd deliver it while I organized. For apt's we DR'd everything for a whole month +. Can't believe nothing from that time period came back to bite me in the butt.