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FT Temp driver vs PT Package handler
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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1150036" data-attributes="member: 43436"><p>Ask about the prospects of a seasonal AM air shuttle turning into a permanent job. We're hiring seasonal shuttle drivers, but have multiple permanent bid employees laid off most of the year, thus none of the seasonals will be kept. This may or may not be true where you're at, but just something to inquire about. I wouldn't worry about safety... we cover a large portion of one of the country's most dangerous cities, and in my decade-plus career here, there's only been two robberies - but nobody was injured. The air shuttle pays significantly more than package handling (within a few years, at least) and is an easier job for most.</p><p></p><p>But package handling is likely your ticket toward permanent employment, since if you've performed the work - even mediocrity, but without attendance issues & you've expressed a desire for permanent employment - you'll be offered a job at some point. </p><p></p><p>If your goal is to be a driver, I'd be prepared to wait about 10 years for the job, although you'll likely receive plenty of seasonal opportunities. While I'm not familiar with the area first-hand, I did recently read that people were going into driving within 3-4 years at the Detroit facility - apparently they opened up a new building several years ago in effort to consolidate several smaller buildings comprised of FT package handlers -> everybody being hired into the building now is PT, but there's so few of them, they go into driving pretty quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1150036, member: 43436"] Ask about the prospects of a seasonal AM air shuttle turning into a permanent job. We're hiring seasonal shuttle drivers, but have multiple permanent bid employees laid off most of the year, thus none of the seasonals will be kept. This may or may not be true where you're at, but just something to inquire about. I wouldn't worry about safety... we cover a large portion of one of the country's most dangerous cities, and in my decade-plus career here, there's only been two robberies - but nobody was injured. The air shuttle pays significantly more than package handling (within a few years, at least) and is an easier job for most. But package handling is likely your ticket toward permanent employment, since if you've performed the work - even mediocrity, but without attendance issues & you've expressed a desire for permanent employment - you'll be offered a job at some point. If your goal is to be a driver, I'd be prepared to wait about 10 years for the job, although you'll likely receive plenty of seasonal opportunities. While I'm not familiar with the area first-hand, I did recently read that people were going into driving within 3-4 years at the Detroit facility - apparently they opened up a new building several years ago in effort to consolidate several smaller buildings comprised of FT package handlers -> everybody being hired into the building now is PT, but there's so few of them, they go into driving pretty quickly. [/QUOTE]
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