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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 970088" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>I brought up my veteran status as the DM at the time was a vet and he told me personally that it was my veteran status that put me ahead of the other applicants. I was hired under the provisions of a contract put in place long before you were an employee. I had the same 30 day qualification period as any other new hire. I spent the next 11 months busting my ass trying to get my seniority, often showing up the older drivers to the point where they pulled me aside to tell me to slow down as I was making them "look bad". 23 years later I have more than repaid the faith that a certain DM had in me when he took a chance on me.</p><p></p><p>Was I lucky? I think people make their own luck but, yes, I have been fortunate. I was fortunate to get hired during a period of growth. I was fortunate that my first center manager and on-car properly trained me. I was fortunate that the work ethic instilled in me by my parents paid off. I am very fortunate that I will retire in 7 years with a company leading pension and a fully-funded 401k and will relocate to be closer to my daughter and her (hopefully) growing family.</p><p></p><p>I feel most fortunate that I don't feel the need to justify myself to you or any of your buddies, let alone apologize.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 970088, member: 12570"] I brought up my veteran status as the DM at the time was a vet and he told me personally that it was my veteran status that put me ahead of the other applicants. I was hired under the provisions of a contract put in place long before you were an employee. I had the same 30 day qualification period as any other new hire. I spent the next 11 months busting my ass trying to get my seniority, often showing up the older drivers to the point where they pulled me aside to tell me to slow down as I was making them "look bad". 23 years later I have more than repaid the faith that a certain DM had in me when he took a chance on me. Was I lucky? I think people make their own luck but, yes, I have been fortunate. I was fortunate to get hired during a period of growth. I was fortunate that my first center manager and on-car properly trained me. I was fortunate that the work ethic instilled in me by my parents paid off. I am very fortunate that I will retire in 7 years with a company leading pension and a fully-funded 401k and will relocate to be closer to my daughter and her (hopefully) growing family. I feel most fortunate that I don't feel the need to justify myself to you or any of your buddies, let alone apologize. [/QUOTE]
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