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<blockquote data-quote="quad decade guy" data-source="post: 4521511" data-attributes="member: 77939">Good: Money and insurance and job security. Good pay and up until recently, free insurance.Bad: Well, scanning the responses on here cover a lot of it. So, won&#039;t rehash all that. It comes down to what YOU make of it. My job at UPS has always allowed me to do things that a lot of other folks just couldn&#039;t consider. It&#039;s allowed me to be generous with my spare time(what little there is) and money(especially now). There are things about the company that truly baffle me. And while I think the Union is necessary(otherwise we wouldn&#039;t be having this discussion) it also handcuffs what the company/employees can do. Not being able to bid other type jobs and transferring(things that would make working here so much more tolerable) without quitting(which is ABSURD!). Getting promoted(which seems a positive in the rest of the Universe) is such a dicey proposition. Why is that? In the end, we have a job to do. A lot of it is sweaty hard labor. The tone and rhythm and culture of our(it isn&#039;t anything without workers) company comes from the top(very top). It is what it is because of them. While most of us say we leave the job at work, we really don&#039;t. It affects everything we do in and outside of it. Lifestyle choices, money and everything else. I have worked here for 40 years of my adult life(just a few months shy since 18yo). I guess my biggest disappointment has always been the one way flow of mgt to hourly. I wonder how efficient and dare say pleasant the job could be with a different(non-confrontational) atmosphere. I&#039;ve lived a secure(while looking over my shoulder) and mostly comfortable life because of my employment at UPS for 40 years. Would I do it all over again? Hindsight and all? No way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="quad decade guy, post: 4521511, member: 77939"] Good: Money and insurance and job security. Good pay and up until recently, free insurance. Bad: Well, scanning the responses on here cover a lot of it. So, won't rehash all that. It comes down to what YOU make of it. My job at UPS has always allowed me to do things that a lot of other folks just couldn't consider. It's allowed me to be generous with my spare time(what little there is) and money(especially now). There are things about the company that truly baffle me. And while I think the Union is necessary(otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion) it also handcuffs what the company/employees can do. Not being able to bid other type jobs and transferring(things that would make working here so much more tolerable) without quitting(which is ABSURD!). Getting promoted(which seems a positive in the rest of the Universe) is such a dicey proposition. Why is that? In the end, we have a job to do. A lot of it is sweaty hard labor. The tone and rhythm and culture of our(it isn't anything without workers) company comes from the top(very top). It is what it is because of them. While most of us say we leave the job at work, we really don't. It affects everything we do in and outside of it. Lifestyle choices, money and everything else. I have worked here for 40 years of my adult life(just a few months shy since 18yo). I guess my biggest disappointment has always been the one way flow of mgt to hourly. I wonder how efficient and dare say pleasant the job could be with a different(non-confrontational) atmosphere. I've lived a secure(while looking over my shoulder) and mostly comfortable life because of my employment at UPS for 40 years. Would I do it all over again? Hindsight and all? No way. [/QUOTE]

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