kingOFchester
Well-Known Member
Worked several positions at preload. Most of the damaged packages I see are a direct result of pushing for better numbers with the production. Pickoffs tossing packages right and left since they will get an ear full if they shut off the belt. Same with loading and unloading cars and trailers. I will say that it is easy to critisise, not knowing all the varialbles to the equation that gives UPS their final profit numbers. But I do know that a lot of the damages could be avoided by decreassing the workload.Actually, most districts LOOSE money during peak. I agree though with the "we value your service campaign" because slowing the blets and handling paxkages with greater care will have a huge LONG TERM impact.
I do see UPS as a micro bean counter. In the 1 1/2 I have been there I have had to have my time clock adjusted atleast a dozen times. Now I am having issues with my Saturday driving hours being "toyed" with. 2 saturdays ago I was told to be there at 8:30. Worked the belt sorting until 8:50. Drove and clocked out at 12:33. Got exactly 3.5 hours of pay. Complained and they said they would add it to the following weeks check....which they did, but paid me the first .5 at my part tim rate. When asked about it, the response I got was "well you weren't driving for the first .5. The following week got there again at the request of my sup at 8:30. Clocked out at 11:59. This week the pay check was for exactly 3..
One last thing I have an issue with is all last week we were working late. Most of our fulltime driver are to start at 8:20am and they are usually out the door shortly there after. All last week they were getting out much closer to 9, if not later while the packaes trickle down the belts fo the last 45 minutes. The frustrating part was to see a lot of the unloaders and small sorts leaving the bldg before 8. I know a lot of the drivers in my center had late airs all week as they got a late start to an area that is not around the corner from the bldg. worst part, 90% of those packages that were trickling down the belts and slides were grounds, not airs. If service was #1, then they should of cut the drivers loose and had the grounds shuttled out. But again, I do not know all the specifics.