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Hi. I am thinking about working at UPS...anyone help?
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<blockquote data-quote="aspenleaf" data-source="post: 104680" data-attributes="member: 5143"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I would stay where you are right now. Finish high school and enjoy your social life. UPS is a good job but the work is very demanding. Starting pay is about 8.50 an hour so you would not be getting that much more an hour. Plus you would have to work more hours. Also keep in mind that your available hours may not fit any of the UPS hours unless you want to work 5-10 (ish) each night and then you’d really miss out on study time and time with your friends. If you like your current job I’d really stick with that. You are only young once; enjoy it!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">After you graduate high school you should look into UPS for the tuition money (if your area has the Earn & Learn). Package handlers have to be able to move quickly and lift packages that are heavy, up 70 lbs, on your own. If you commit to a schedule you need to be there at those times each day. The work has to get done and they count on each worker fulfilling the time commitment (meaning you are on time for your shift and you stay until the work is done). </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Good luck!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aspenleaf, post: 104680, member: 5143"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I would stay where you are right now. Finish high school and enjoy your social life. UPS is a good job but the work is very demanding. Starting pay is about 8.50 an hour so you would not be getting that much more an hour. Plus you would have to work more hours. Also keep in mind that your available hours may not fit any of the UPS hours unless you want to work 5-10 (ish) each night and then you’d really miss out on study time and time with your friends. If you like your current job I’d really stick with that. You are only young once; enjoy it![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]After you graduate high school you should look into UPS for the tuition money (if your area has the Earn & Learn). Package handlers have to be able to move quickly and lift packages that are heavy, up 70 lbs, on your own. If you commit to a schedule you need to be there at those times each day. The work has to get done and they count on each worker fulfilling the time commitment (meaning you are on time for your shift and you stay until the work is done). [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Good luck![/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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