Is it worth becoming FT combination driver ?

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

It is a Union possessed two tier wage system. With no excessive OT protection.

Wut? All of the Joe Union's on this forum swore up and down that we would never have a two tiered wage system for FT drivers.

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

Wut? All of the Joe Union's on this forum swore up and down that we would never have a two tiered wage system for FT drivers.

My guess would be that most of these "Joe Unions" voted against it.
It would take a special idiot to vote yes.

I'm glad you won't be able to vote next time.

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

Haha you guys are all funny !!!


I live in Minnesota... yea I know the starting is at 20.50$ but most people stick with that job forever and four years later I will be just fine with some overtime 30/hr times 1.5x...

It will be enough for cheap vodka and condoms...

You should try to find/talk to some of the drivers at your center.
To become an RPCD at my center takes about 4 - 5 years worth of seniority.

However. Some centers not terribly far away from mine take like 6 months.
Really just depends on the center.

Any old timer driver will be able to tell give you a heads up as to how long it's taking the young guys to move up.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Wut? All of the Joe Union's on this forum swore up and down that we would never have a two tiered wage system for FT drivers.

We have it now. The only time 22.4 delivery drivers work inside is if they are laid off. Just like a regular delivery driver would during lay offs.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We have it now. The only time 22.4 delivery drivers work inside is if they are laid off. Just like a regular delivery driver would during lay offs.

I left my sarcasm sign at home------sorry.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I left my sarcasm sign at home------sorry.

I caught the sarcasm.

 

[542thruNthru]

Wut? All of the Joe Union's on this forum swore up and down that we would never have a two tiered wage system for FT drivers.

We still don't... we have a combo driver.

You yourself thought they worked 4 hours inside and 4 hours driving.

 

[Poop Head]

Wut? All of the Joe Union's on this forum swore up and down that we would never have a two tiered wage system for FT drivers.

Ill say it. You were right on that one

 

[542thruNthru]

Ill say it. You were right on that one

Shut your stupid mouth!

 

[SLW]

If you're willing to do it for $20.50, go for it.
I would say the job is just too much work and stress to be doing for that wage in more expensive areas, unless you sneak in with a Reg-Temp rate. But now we have mass unemployment, so I'm not sure I stand by that anymore.

 

[Heavy Package]

Is the job worth it ?
Is there a consistent start time ? I love AM start time.
Is the job protected by the union?
Is there a job secuirty ?

Is there anyone that’s currently working that position that can tell me how they like it ?

Geesus -You ask more questions than a 5 yr old girl. Here's your answers:

1. Get in car
2. Deliver packages on days / routes / areas that no one else wants to
3. Get paid a lower wage than a FT regular driver
4. Get abused and yelled at like everyone else

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We still don't... we have a combo driver.

You yourself thought they worked 4 hours inside and 4 hours driving.

The original proposal was for a 50/50 split.

 

[Snack]

The part nobody has mentioned yet is that in the unlikely event you are hired off the street, you still have to qualify. And after qualifying, you will eat for at least a year before you’re making any kind of consistent money.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

We still don't... we have a combo driver.

You yourself thought they worked 4 hours inside and 4 hours driving.

All of our 22.4 drivers just drive, no preload or reload.

 

[Wilson1397]

The original proposal was for a 50/50 split.

There was never going to be a 50/50 split. The whole purpose of it was to be able to get drivers at a discounted rate. They sure as hell weren’t going to pay someone $30 to work inside when they could have them deliver for the same price.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

There was never going to be a 50/50 split. The whole purpose of it was to be able to get drivers at a discounted rate. They sure as hell weren’t going to pay someone $30 to work inside when they could have them deliver for the same price.

And they abuse those drivers . No 9.5 protection

 

[PT Car Washer]

There was never going to be a 50/50 split. The whole purpose of it was to be able to get drivers at a discounted rate. They sure as hell weren’t going to pay someone $30 to work inside when they could have them deliver for the same price.

We have lots of $30+/hr inside workers. PT and FT.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The part nobody has mentioned yet is that in the unlikely event you are hired off the street, you still have to qualify. And after qualifying, you will eat for at least a year before you’re making any kind of consistent money.

I was fortunate in that I worked 1050 hours in my very first year. Our pension fund credits us with a full year of pension credit if we work 500 or more hours (PT) or 1000 or more hours (FT) in a single year. I retired 9 months early as a result.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

There was never going to be a 50/50 split. The whole purpose of it was to be able to get drivers at a discounted rate. They sure as hell weren’t going to pay someone $30 to work inside when they could have them deliver for the same price.

As I recall they were not going to get their on road rate while working on the inside and vice versa.

 

[Wilson1397]

We have lots of $30+/hr inside workers. PT and FT.

I understand that but they aren’t going to hire one off the street.