Don't run and gun they said...

[PASinterference]

We had a DM who, when on a safety ride, would position himself just outside of the passenger door, "forcing" the driver to get in to the habit of crossing behind the pkg car.

All of our "safety rides" are just production rides so whatever is quicker is generally acceptable.

 

[Dear Diary]

Hehehe, you run and still work over-time??
The runners in my building come in at 1530 if they don't have to go help out.

I almost never work overtime and average 200 clicks under per day, WITHOUT running around like a fool.

It's a very rural route that goes into mountains, lot of long driveways and driving between stops. No one ever did 150 stops in 12 hours until I came in and smashed it in 9

 

[35years]

It's a very rural route that goes into mountains, lot of long driveways and driving between stops. No one ever did 150 stops in 12 hours until I came in and smashed it in 9

Oh,
We are so impressed.

So you got paid for 3 hours less doing the same amount of stops, congratulations

 

[Wilson1397]

Oh,
We are so impressed.

So you got paid for 3 hours less doing the same amount of stops, congratulations

Not only that but he’ll soon be working those same 12 hours but with 180-190 stops instead.

 

[Whither]

It's a very rural route that goes into mountains, lot of long driveways and driving between stops. No one ever did 150 stops in 12 hours until I came in and smashed it in 9

Sounds needlessly dangerous ...

 

[Analbumcover]

Rookie.


35-55 stops a day
0 pickups
3 businesses
275-400 miles a day
1.5 hrs to get to route and 1.5 hours to get home.
5 audiobooks or 30 podcasts a week

and a partridge in a pear tree

Where is your route? Mongolia?

 

[Operational needs]

It's a very rural route that goes into mountains, lot of long driveways and driving between stops. No one ever did 150 stops in 12 hours until I came in and smashed it in 9

 

[35years]

You do it in 9
You say no one does it in less than 12....
I take 12.5

How much more do I make for the same amount of work?

1/2 hour at time and a half.
Plus 3 hours at triple time once I file a 9.5 grievance.

At 38 per hour.... $370.50 per day.

$1852.5 more per week

$96, 000 more per year

By NOT running

 

[Poop Head]

It's a very rural route that goes into mountains, lot of long driveways and driving between stops. No one ever did 150 stops in 12 hours until I came in and smashed it in 9

Smash it, bro, Smash it. Right off a cliff

 

[Bluefootedoobie]

The illusion of going home early and bonus...

 

[Bluefootedoobie]

I’d do serious rural country routes in 6-7 hours; I made it go from 130 to 256 stops, that is your endgame fellow, enjoy the extra work. They don’t care about you.

 

[35years]

We have a semi rural route I considered 10 years ago.

100 stops was 9.5.

Runner won the bid.
He burned 100 in 8 daily.
He is at 140 now.
Good route ruined.

 

[Poop Head]

We have a semi rural route I considered 10 years ago.

100 stops was 9.5.

Runner won the bid.
He burned 100 in 8 daily.
He is at 140 now.
Good route ruined.

Maybe he just likes to get done early?

 

[Rack em]

We have a semi rural route I considered 10 years ago.

100 stops was 9.5.

Runner won the bid.
He burned 100 in 8 daily.
He is at 140 now.
Good route ruined.

It sucks when that happens, I've seen some good retirement routes get ruined the same way

 

[scooby0048]

Where is your route? Mongolia?

Wyoming but it might as well be Mongolia. We have stops that literally are 90 miles round trip.

 

[Scuderia]

I never understood the rationale for exclusively crossing behind the pkg car. Generally speaking, either way is dangerous and requires alertness. My on-car trained me that crossing 25 ft in front is fine. I use both, my choice always depends on the situation, and either way I'm using my ears to detect traffic before I can see it.

I don’t understand the rationale of pulling in the mirror. Has UPS never heard of keeping your hands inside at all times? If you pull in the mirror to avoid cars hitting, means there’s a chance that a car will hit the mirror when you’re pulling/pushing the mirror and destroy your hand. the mirror, I’ll keep my hand. And let’s not forget the old PCs with the mirrors way out front where you have to stick your whole arm out.

 

[El Correcto]

Mon - 8.5
Tues - 8.75
Wed- 20.6
Thur - 9.37
Fri - 9.5
Sat - 6

Feels good getting my cardio done for the day and being back for dinner. 130-150 stops, 2-5 pickups a day rural route, 40 min drive to route, 40 min back to center. It's like Christmas but without the bulk and businesses.

Felt cute today, switched out my hikers and bought some running shoes. Bought a 6 pack of Monster energy on sale. Going to make management proud and smash their numbers tomorrow. Might call in on Tuesday, dunno.

tfw you get home early
tfw you're getting in better shape everyday
tfw jealous gazes from the nearby broken down RPCD
tfw management pats you on the back and lets you call in whenever

Post your 100m dash numbers below.

Why do you work six days a week?
I usually max my hours in 5 and get an 8 hour day on Friday.

 

[AwashBwashCwash]

Working Overtime Is More Taxing Than You Think

The payoff for overtime work appears to be a very good deal for the employee. But here’s some unpleasant news. Thanks to the rising burden of taxes, the bonus income actually received from working longer hours is much less than one might think. That is because every extra hour worked is taxed at the worker’s highest marginal tax rate. In some cases, overtime work may even push the worker into a higher tax bracket.

It turns out that even if the worker receives time and a half for overtime, a surprisingly large share of the bonus wages goes straight to the tax collector.

You can't be "pushed into a higher tax bracket."
That isn't how tax brackets work.
As your income increases it is taxed at the percentage designated for each bracket.

So for example say $0-$10,000 is taxed at 10% and $10,001-$20,000 is taxed at 12%.
Person A makes $8,000 a year.
Person B makes $15,000 a year.

Both Person A and B's first $10,000 is taxed at 10%.
Person B is only taxed at 12% for every dollar he made that is over $10,000, not at 12% for his entire income.

 

[Jackburton]

Did you adjust your W-4?

No, I don’t live paycheck to paycheck, it will all equal out at tax time.

 

[Jackburton]

Did you work Saturday?

Every one they’ll let me.