Feeder Driving Test

[burrheadd]

Fired is the wrong word.

"Your services are no longer needed" may be more appropriate; again, that depends upon location specific variables that no one here can answer for you.

How does that differ from "fired"

You no longer work there either way

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

so after labor day, I should be looking for another job?

Again, none of us work where you will be working so none of us can answer that for you.

You should go in to this knowing that there is a possibility that you may be looking for another job.

There is also a possibility that they will offer you a permanent position.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

How does that differ from "fired"

You no longer work there either way

Fired implies that you screwed up.

 

["Phil"]

You wanted to understand what "let go" means

That's what it means

I know I don't want to be told one thing, and than UPS does another.

 

["Phil"]

Again, none of us work where you will be working so none of us can answer that for you.

You should go in to this knowing that there is a possibility that you may be looking for another job.

There is also a possibility that they will offer you a permanent position.

Already been told that it is a full-time position, will ask supervisor when I do my road test

 

[burrheadd]

Fired implies that you screwed up.

fire
ˈfī(ə)r/
verb
past tense: fired; past participle: fired

1. 1.
   discharge a gun or other weapon in order to explosively propel (a bullet or projectile).
   "he fired a shot at the retreating prisoners"
   synonyms: launch, shoot, discharge, let fly with More
   
   
2. 2.
   informal
   dismiss (an employee) from a job.
   "having to fire men who've been with me for years"
   synonyms: dismiss, discharge, give someone their notice, lay off, let go, get rid of, ax, cashier; More
   

Feedback

Once again you have no idea what your talking about

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

"You're fired!!!"

"Your position has been eliminated."

Which would you rather hear?

 

[olroadbeech]

Take it one day at a time.

get your foot in the door and then take it from there.

 

[burrheadd]

"You're fired!!!"

"Your position has been eliminated."

Which would you rather hear?

What difference does it make

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

What difference does it make

To a potential employer? It makes all of the difference in the world.

 

["Phil"]

Congrats.

Check with your state to see if they will supplement your wages during the Jan-Apr time frame. Some states offer a "work share" program which will pay you the difference between the higher and lower wages if the move is through no fault of your own.

thanks, will do.

 

[Over 70]

UPS likes to use the term Full time liberally....

Upstate is painting the most optimistic picture possible

 

["Phil"]

UPS likes to use the term Full time liberally....

Upstate is painting the most optimistic picture possible

Thanks. The job advertisement on the UPS website said "Full time tractor-trailer driver"

 

[Over 70]

Thanks. The job advertisement on the UPS website said "Full time tractor-trailer driver"

And don't take it personally like guys are routing against you. People are really just telling it like it is. It might sound bag like over the internet but you get the picture....

Hope it's the real deal for you.

 

["Phil"]

And don't take it personally like guys are routing against you. People are really just telling it like it is. It might sound bag like over the internet but you get the picture....

Hope it's the real deal for you.

Me too! If I pass the road test, I will be giving up a good job driving for the department of veterans affairs.

 

["Phil"]

Me too! If I pass the road test, I will be giving up a good job driving for the department of veterans affairs.

I have a pretty good idea what the job entails. Working like hell for 7 or 8 months and then being laid off for a few months. driving to different service centers to cover runs, working mostly nights, and waiting by the phone. But I feel the if I have to do this for a couple of years or so until I get a permanent run, it will be worth it.

 

["Phil"]

And don't take it personally like guys are routing against you. People are really just telling it like it is. It might sound bag like over the internet but you get the picture....

Hope it's the real deal for you.

I have a pretty good idea what the job entails. Working like hell for 7 or 8 months and then being laid off for a few months. driving to different service centers to cover runs, working mostly nights, and waiting by the phone. But I feel the if I have to do this for a couple of years or so until I get a permanent run, it will be worth it.

 

[pickup]

Me too! If I pass the road test, I will be giving up a good job driving for the department of veterans affairs.

Woah, Woah, WOAH!!! ,I gotta say something . You may not be aware of this but we had so many threads started in sept and oct of last year by new members talking about their full time permanent driving jobs that they just got. They were warned that things may not be what they seemed but they didn't listen claiming HR told them differently.

Many of those same members posted at the end of December that they were let go.


So please don't quit a good job if you are not 100 percent sure. Selling the cow for a handful of beans only worked for Jack and that was a fairytale and I have a feeling HR is telling you one too.

 

[pickup]

If you could somehow get into the lunchroom and talk to a feeder driver, he would give you the real story

 

[pickup]

To a potential employer? It makes all of the difference in the world.

You know better than anyone that UPS only confirms the length of service to any inquiring employers.