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<blockquote data-quote="Zowert" data-source="post: 4652218" data-attributes="member: 71957"><p>Oh you read my mind. Before UPS I was a public school teacher (10th/11th grade World & US History). After four years of that I came to the realization that my income just wouldn’t sustain a comfortable lifestyle. So I started looking into a career change.</p><p></p><p>The summer before my fifth year I was at a staff meeting when I overheard a couple of my colleagues talking about UPS. I was eavesdropping a bit and heard; “The UPS guy didn’t show up with my new laptop until nine o’clock at night, etc. etc.. I kinda felt bad he was out so late.” — then — “Oh don’t feel bad for those guys they’re making over twice what we do with far better benefits.”</p><p></p><p>At first I didn’t believe that, I figured a UPS driver was making around the same we did but curiosity got the best of me. I was a little PO’d when I found out a top rate driver can make six figures a year with benefits and they didn’t have to accumulate a considerable amount of student loan debt to get it.</p><p></p><p>I managed to befriend the UPS driver that delivered to the school I worked at. I’m not sure how he did it but he got HR to call me and bring me in off the street. Passed the road test, went through training and qualified my thirty. A few months later I was covering his route, delivering to the school that once employed me, that was a little awkward.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I’m a bid driver now on a somewhat decent route and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way. During my first year at UPS there wasn’t a lot of work for me (outside of peak season) but luckily I was able to tutor and even fill in as a substitute at my local school district to make ends meet. My Bachelor’s degree has already been a good back up so I try to encourage other drivers to learn some kind of skill or get a CDL if they’re not motivated enough to continue their education.</p><p></p><p>You are absolutely right, we all need something to fall back on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zowert, post: 4652218, member: 71957"] Oh you read my mind. Before UPS I was a public school teacher (10th/11th grade World & US History). After four years of that I came to the realization that my income just wouldn’t sustain a comfortable lifestyle. So I started looking into a career change. The summer before my fifth year I was at a staff meeting when I overheard a couple of my colleagues talking about UPS. I was eavesdropping a bit and heard; “The UPS guy didn’t show up with my new laptop until nine o’clock at night, etc. etc.. I kinda felt bad he was out so late.” — then — “Oh don’t feel bad for those guys they’re making over twice what we do with far better benefits.” At first I didn’t believe that, I figured a UPS driver was making around the same we did but curiosity got the best of me. I was a little PO’d when I found out a top rate driver can make six figures a year with benefits and they didn’t have to accumulate a considerable amount of student loan debt to get it. I managed to befriend the UPS driver that delivered to the school I worked at. I’m not sure how he did it but he got HR to call me and bring me in off the street. Passed the road test, went through training and qualified my thirty. A few months later I was covering his route, delivering to the school that once employed me, that was a little awkward. Anyway, I’m a bid driver now on a somewhat decent route and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way. During my first year at UPS there wasn’t a lot of work for me (outside of peak season) but luckily I was able to tutor and even fill in as a substitute at my local school district to make ends meet. My Bachelor’s degree has already been a good back up so I try to encourage other drivers to learn some kind of skill or get a CDL if they’re not motivated enough to continue their education. You are absolutely right, we all need something to fall back on. [/QUOTE]
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