Does anyone else think being understaffed is a safety issue?

[possibleparrot381]

Believe it or not Monday is not usually that bad. Today however was a joke. We have two guys at the very end with six trucks so they're getting a lot of stuff and of course the belt jams up and boxes all over the floor and then a supervisor has the nerve to get on to me for helping them out. Like I'm sorry am I not supposed to fix the tripping hazard lmao the supervisors are completely useless I don't know why we keep them around when they will not touch a box on days like this. And then they also wonder why we just say it and throw it all in the truck

 

[The Driver]

Talk with your steward.

 

[possibleparrot381]

Talk with your steward.

I'm about to. Trying to get the union on the phone but of course they won't answer me. I like to know what they can do if anything because it's just getting ridiculous. UPS could not care less about our safety or god forbid our mental health

 

[Poop Head]

Contact Joe Biden

 

[Gooner]

@Integrity has all the safety issues under control. Contact him through DMs and he will forward it to the correct spot.

 

[handleubb29392]

UPS in general is a safety hazard

 

[542thruNthru]

I'm about to. Trying to get the union on the phone but of course they won't answer me. I like to know what they can do if anything because it's just getting ridiculous. UPS could not care less about our safety or god forbid our mental health

File a grievance and you'll find out.

 

[Jkloc420]

Believe it or not Monday is not usually that bad. Today however was a * joke. We have two guys at the very end with six trucks so they're getting a lot of stuff and of course the belt jams up and boxes all over the floor and then a supervisor has the nerve to get on to me for helping them out. Like I'm sorry am I not supposed to fix the tripping hazard lmao the supervisors are completely useless I don't know why we keep them around when they will not touch a box on days like this. And then they also wonder why we just say * it and throw it all in the truck

Your doing it wrong, you leave it until the end of the day then get extra time

 

[Integrity]

Yes, I think being understaffed is an issue that definitely effects employees safety.

 

[burrheadd]

Believe it or not Monday is not usually that bad. Today however was a * joke. We have two guys at the very end with six trucks so they're getting a lot of stuff and of course the belt jams up and boxes all over the floor and then a supervisor has the nerve to get on to me for helping them out. Like I'm sorry am I not supposed to fix the tripping hazard lmao the supervisors are completely useless I don't know why we keep them around when they will not touch a box on days like this. And then they also wonder why we just say * it and throw it all in the truck

FYI supervisors should never touch a box no matter what kind of day it is

 

[silenze]

Stop the belt if there is a safety issue

 

[takesteady]

I hear where you are coming from OP and I can relate, but the thing is, I stopped caring a long time ago about whether things get messed up. As long as i’m working safely and to the best of my ability, I know I’m alright. If there is an egress issue, I will stop the belt and fix it. I just enjoy the OT at the 5 hour mark.

If a supervisor gives me grief about it, I tell them as much. A sup’s belly aching literally just goes in one ear and out the other. I don’t care at all because I know I am doing the job right. If they persist, I’ll file a harassment grievance. It hardly ever gets to that point though. It takes a change of mindset and attitude.

 

[KOG72]

Believe it or not Monday is not usually that bad. Today however was a * joke. We have two guys at the very end with six trucks so they're getting a lot of stuff and of course the belt jams up and boxes all over the floor and then a supervisor has the nerve to get on to me for helping them out. Like I'm sorry am I not supposed to fix the tripping hazard lmao the supervisors are completely useless I don't know why we keep them around when they will not touch a box on days like this. And then they also wonder why we just say * it and throw it all in the truck

gosh darn just wait till the drivers get there,they will load it.That’s the way it goes where I am at,stupid ass pre load sups send there loaders home with piles of boxes still behind the truck.

 

[KOG72]

gosh darn just wait till the drivers get there,they will load it.That’s the way it goes where I am at,stupid ass pre load sups send there loaders home with piles of boxes still behind the truck.

I did not say gosh darn

 

[rod]

We would just let things get crunched up at the end of the belt until it would eventually start falling off. Sooner or later management would kill the belt until everyone got caught up. Sometimes they even slowed the belt down a notch or two after that happened a couple of times. ------making sure to speed it up at the end for the next days sort.

 

[Superteeth2478]

Yes, I think being understaffed is an issue that definitely effects employees safety.

No, an operation being understaffed does not effect the safety of the employees. If does affect employee safety in a negative manner.

 

[Red Devil]

We would just let things get crunched up at the end of the belt until it would eventually start falling off. Sooner or later management would kill the belt until everyone got caught up. Sometimes they even slowed the belt down a notch or two after that happened a couple of times. ------making sure to speed it up at the end for the next days sort.

Some days half the boxes in my truck look like accordions for this very reason.

 

[NAHimGOOD]

I did not say gosh darn

Sheeeeesh

 

[Integrity]

No, an operation being understaffed does not effect the safety of the employees. If does affect employee safety in a negative manner.

So we are in agreement in principle.

 

[Superteeth2478]

So we are in agreement in principle.

We are. I just expected better grammar from you.