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<blockquote data-quote="elizabeth" data-source="post: 143448" data-attributes="member: 7550"><p>I'm a helper this year, and we got the same schpeel at orientation. The first ten days I didn't hear a thing, so I started wondering if I had made a mistake taking this job. Then I finally got my first call. As I was walking out the door to go meet my driver, I got called again and was told he only had 15 stops left and didn't need me, but they promised to call the next day to make up for my trouble. <em>Didn't</em> hear from them the next day.</p><p></p><p>The day after that, I did get called. I worked with the same guy for a week, but they wouldn't let him keep me for more than three hours because they didn't want to pay me to sit around while he did his pick-ups. This frustrated him (and me, since I'm doing this for the extra income) because after he dropped me off and did his pick-ups, he was still out for a couple/few more hours finishing his deliveries.</p><p></p><p>After my first week, they put me with a new driver, and I've been with him for over two weeks now. I start at the same time every day and stay with him until he is finished. They even stopped calling me, and just told me to continue to show up every day through the rest of peak. </p><p></p><p>Being new to UPS, I can't really give any advice about your situation, and I suppose it has a lot to do with location, etc. But from my own experience, I'd say give it a few days (if this is only your second day, as you say), and once they put you with a driver, work hard, be dependable and help your driver any way you can (more than just running - watch the addresses, learn his route, help him find that missing package, if he's busy and you're doing nothing go back and sort the mess he has to deal with, etc.) Don't be one of those helpers they're always complaining about - give them a reason to call you back each day. Hopefully you'll get called here soon, I think we've all been where you are now. </p><p></p><p>Sorry to be so long-winded. Just wanted to add my own experience, and also say that I really respect you drivers who do this all year long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elizabeth, post: 143448, member: 7550"] I'm a helper this year, and we got the same schpeel at orientation. The first ten days I didn't hear a thing, so I started wondering if I had made a mistake taking this job. Then I finally got my first call. As I was walking out the door to go meet my driver, I got called again and was told he only had 15 stops left and didn't need me, but they promised to call the next day to make up for my trouble. [I]Didn't[/I] hear from them the next day. The day after that, I did get called. I worked with the same guy for a week, but they wouldn't let him keep me for more than three hours because they didn't want to pay me to sit around while he did his pick-ups. This frustrated him (and me, since I'm doing this for the extra income) because after he dropped me off and did his pick-ups, he was still out for a couple/few more hours finishing his deliveries. After my first week, they put me with a new driver, and I've been with him for over two weeks now. I start at the same time every day and stay with him until he is finished. They even stopped calling me, and just told me to continue to show up every day through the rest of peak. Being new to UPS, I can't really give any advice about your situation, and I suppose it has a lot to do with location, etc. But from my own experience, I'd say give it a few days (if this is only your second day, as you say), and once they put you with a driver, work hard, be dependable and help your driver any way you can (more than just running - watch the addresses, learn his route, help him find that missing package, if he's busy and you're doing nothing go back and sort the mess he has to deal with, etc.) Don't be one of those helpers they're always complaining about - give them a reason to call you back each day. Hopefully you'll get called here soon, I think we've all been where you are now. Sorry to be so long-winded. Just wanted to add my own experience, and also say that I really respect you drivers who do this all year long. [/QUOTE]
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