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<blockquote data-quote="guinness413" data-source="post: 845917" data-attributes="member: 34117"><p>..so i just finish my airs,its around 10:15 my truck wont accelerate..sounds fine,creeps ahead in Drive but no power..i pull off into a strip mall parking lot and call center(from pay phone)..</p><p></p><p>Me: Hi,this is "guinness413" my package car broke down can i have the mechanic shop please.</p><p>Morning whatever she does phone girl : ok hold on</p><p>wait about 2 minutes..</p><p>MWSDPG: uhm,the mechanic just went on lunch..</p><p>Me: ok.send me a message when he can talk</p><p>MWSDPG: whats wrong with the truck?</p><p>Me: it wont accelerate,the gas pedal is not working</p><p>MWSDPG<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":o" title="Embarrassment :o" data-shortname=":o" />k hold on</p><p>wait about 2 minutes</p><p>MWSDPG: "Supervisor X" said to look under the hood and see what the cable line to the pedal looks like and reattach it if it is loose</p><p>Me: no,im not a mechanic</p><p>MWSDPG: ok hold on</p><p>wait 2 minutes</p><p>MWSDPG: Supervisor X said to take lunch</p><p>Me: No,ive only been on the road 2 hours</p><p>MWSDPG:X says you have to</p><p>Me: no i dont</p><p>MWSDPG: ok but you have to work thru your lunch later </p><p>Me: no i dont</p><p>MWSDPG: hold on</p><p>wait about 2 more minutes</p><p>MWSDPG:can you please take lunch</p><p>Me:No thanks,im not near anything and its too early</p><p>MWSDPG: somebody will be out to switch trucks with you</p><p>Me:cool</p><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p>so im about 25 minutes from my center..i wait a good 40 more minutes until a truck pulls in driven by the mechanic...he looks under the hood,says there is no cable issue,its electronics...we have to switch my fully loaded 700 into the empty 500 he drove out..he says sarcastically,you are not a mechanic,im not a driver,you switch the load yourself..i was like cool,"cha-ching"..so another 40 minutes pass and im done loading up the 500,the mechanic is cracking up laughing,the tow truck guy who came to tow him in 20 minutes ago and had to wait until it was offloaded is screaming on his cellphone about crappy UPS,and im 1 1/2 hours behind schedule....of course it was friday when they eliminate 2 Bid routes and send every driver out with 30 more stops ..turned my ipod player up with some Dropkick Murphys,and put it in cruise control all day..did my 16.9 every hour,responded to all the threatening messages all day with a polite"i will do the best i can".knocked on my last door at 9:05,got back,punched out at 9:50..id say it was a productive day....i might come off prickish with this post,but i wont bend over one inch for this company anymore..these people try to harass,intimidate,and violate myself and others on a daily basis(and get away with it from weak union employees).....i come in,work as directed,do my job but i just dont care anymore..it is very sad,i was so proud to work for UPS for the longest time ( i started in March of 88)..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="guinness413, post: 845917, member: 34117"] ..so i just finish my airs,its around 10:15 my truck wont accelerate..sounds fine,creeps ahead in Drive but no power..i pull off into a strip mall parking lot and call center(from pay phone).. Me: Hi,this is "guinness413" my package car broke down can i have the mechanic shop please. Morning whatever she does phone girl : ok hold on wait about 2 minutes.. MWSDPG: uhm,the mechanic just went on lunch.. Me: ok.send me a message when he can talk MWSDPG: whats wrong with the truck? Me: it wont accelerate,the gas pedal is not working MWSDPG:ok hold on wait about 2 minutes MWSDPG: "Supervisor X" said to look under the hood and see what the cable line to the pedal looks like and reattach it if it is loose Me: no,im not a mechanic MWSDPG: ok hold on wait 2 minutes MWSDPG: Supervisor X said to take lunch Me: No,ive only been on the road 2 hours MWSDPG:X says you have to Me: no i dont MWSDPG: ok but you have to work thru your lunch later Me: no i dont MWSDPG: hold on wait about 2 more minutes MWSDPG:can you please take lunch Me:No thanks,im not near anything and its too early MWSDPG: somebody will be out to switch trucks with you Me:cool ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ so im about 25 minutes from my center..i wait a good 40 more minutes until a truck pulls in driven by the mechanic...he looks under the hood,says there is no cable issue,its electronics...we have to switch my fully loaded 700 into the empty 500 he drove out..he says sarcastically,you are not a mechanic,im not a driver,you switch the load yourself..i was like cool,"cha-ching"..so another 40 minutes pass and im done loading up the 500,the mechanic is cracking up laughing,the tow truck guy who came to tow him in 20 minutes ago and had to wait until it was offloaded is screaming on his cellphone about crappy UPS,and im 1 1/2 hours behind schedule....of course it was friday when they eliminate 2 Bid routes and send every driver out with 30 more stops ..turned my ipod player up with some Dropkick Murphys,and put it in cruise control all day..did my 16.9 every hour,responded to all the threatening messages all day with a polite"i will do the best i can".knocked on my last door at 9:05,got back,punched out at 9:50..id say it was a productive day....i might come off prickish with this post,but i wont bend over one inch for this company anymore..these people try to harass,intimidate,and violate myself and others on a daily basis(and get away with it from weak union employees).....i come in,work as directed,do my job but i just dont care anymore..it is very sad,i was so proud to work for UPS for the longest time ( i started in March of 88).. [/QUOTE]
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