Is Sales to Driver possible?

[artvandalay23]

I worked on the sort aisle for 3 years, regrettably had to leave due to bills piling up and being offered a FT spot at my other gig that paid well, no driver spot was in sight. Here I am 2 years later and I was hired on for UPS Inside Sales, I'm assuming because of my UPS experience and having a degree.

My question is simple, how likely is it that I can transfer into a driver role? I could end up liking this sales gig, but in the event that I don't, I'd like to know I have a back up option. Typically once you're embedded with a company its easier to move around but with the union, things are obviously complicated, and for good reason. I know I'm no longer a union guy so go easy on me, fellas.

Cheers,
Art

 

[porkwagon]

You're a salesman, I'm sure you can talk them into it.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Do yourself a favor and enjoy working in air conditioning and heat.

 

[artvandalay23]

Haha that's one way of going about it.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Haha that's one way of going about it.

I'm not kidding. Why would you give that up? Not to mention being a driver is going to be a higher stress job. You'd never get me to leave a job like yours without having done it before. It's not the cake walk people who have never done it believe.

 

[Brownslave688]

I'm not kidding. Why would you give that up? Not to mention being a driver is going to be a higher stress job. You'd never get me to leave a job like yours without having done it before. It's not the cake walk people who have never done it believe.

High stress?

 

[FrigidFTSup]

High stress?

Pressure better? There is stress involve, no matter how carefree people claim to be.

 

[Brownslave688]

Pressure better? There is stress involve, no matter how carefree people claim to be.

I might stress for 10 minutes if I think I'll have a late air.


Yes some ppl can't let go though.

 

[Brownslave688]

To answer the op questions.





NO

 

[oldngray]

It would be funny to see @Salesguy try to make it as a driver.

 

[Wally]

Do yourself a favor and enjoy working in air conditioning and heat.

Whatcha' talkin' bout' Willis? Our trucks are plenty cold and hot!

 

[artvandalay23]

I'm not kidding. Why would you give that up? Not to mention being a driver is going to be a higher stress job. You'd never get me to leave a job like yours without having done it before. It's not the cake walk people who have never done it believe.

Didn't mean to imply it was a cake walk, that's my bad.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Are you talking ISR or BD?

 

[artvandalay23]

Are you talking ISR or BD?

ISR

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

You will be calling customers based upon sales leads put in by the drivers and cold calling others.

You will need to grow some thicker skin.

You cannot go from ISR directly to Operations.

 

[artvandalay23]

I'm aware of the job responsibilities of my new role. Not surprisingly, I've now heard both yes and no to my original question. Thanks for the input guys, I'll figure it out for sure eventually.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

You cannot go from ISR to Operations.

 

[sailfish]

I worked on the sort aisle for 3 years, regrettably had to leave due to bills piling up and being offered a FT spot at my other gig that paid well, no driver spot was in sight. Here I am 2 years later and I was hired on for UPS Inside Sales, I'm assuming because of my UPS experience and having a degree.

My question is simple, how likely is it that I can transfer into a driver role? I could end up liking this sales gig, but in the event that I don't, I'd like to know I have a back up option. Typically once you're embedded with a company its easier to move around but with the union, things are obviously complicated, and for good reason. I know I'm no longer a union guy so go easy on me, fellas.

Cheers,
Art

Yes, it's possible. At least around here, every so many full-time driving positions they fill from inside part-timers, they fill one from outside, "off the street", so to say. Sometimes they're filled by current management. I see it all the time. Your chance is definitely there.



P.S. If you take such a job at my center and bump me down yet another notch and I find out it's you, I will rain down an unholy sh*storm on your world.

 

[Coldworld]

You cannot go from ISR to Operations.

I've seen sales guys so into operations........into mgt

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I've seen sales guys so into operations........into mgt

ISR and BD are not one in the same.