Got a position out in the yard, have some questions

[Super 9]

Hi, I got hired back in November to work out in the yard as a "skid cleaner". Basically I just clean out empty trailers of pallets and trash after they were just finished being unloaded. I was originally seasonal but now being kept on. I want to stay for the benefits but just wondering if I could eventually move up in the company just as the people inside can, like if I wanted to be a package car driver or something would I still be able to? Or do I need to be inside doing package operations to be able to move up to something like that?

 

[Nimnim]

You can certainly move up, you gain seniority with your "outside" position just like the "inside" people do. You still have to compete with the people inside though, it's not 2 sets of seniority bidding for the "outside" and "inside" people. You're all in the same PT seniority pool.

 

[gorilla75jdw]

you can move where your seniority dictates .

 

[some1else]

He is an "inside" employee. "outside" is outside the gate i.e opertaing a package car

 

[Nimnim]

He is an "inside" employee. "outside" is outside the gate i.e opertaing a package car

At least at my location they classify shifting in the yard, and I believe car wash as "outside" at least in terms of 22.3 outside/inside or inside/outside. So it's not a big jump logically for me to go from someone working in the yard shifting to someone cleaning the trailers in the yard as both "outside" positions.

 

[some1else]

Carwash is inside/inside our bkdg but they all got "eliminated" anyway!

 

[mensch]

You will need to build up some seniority before you can bid on other jobs.

 

[Super 9]

Ok thanks everyone, I'm aware of the seniority part but just wanted to make sure I could still possibly move up in the future if I stay outside in the yard. My position title officially is Car Washer actually but I don't drive the package cars.