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<blockquote data-quote="blue efficacy" data-source="post: 654017" data-attributes="member: 6435"><p>UPS tried pulling this garbage in my building. OSHA was notified by the union steward, said they had to keep building at 55. They complied for a week or so. Then, they tried freezing us again. UPS claims they're keeping it at 45 degrees....</p><p></p><p>I was seeing my breath in the building all night. And not just a few places here and there. Wherever I went, except by the few heat ducts that were turned on. And even then, I had to be RIGHT there.</p><p></p><p>At least again they went back to having it a decent temperature, but for how long?</p><p></p><p>My fingers should not get numb after a couple hours of handling packages, with gloves no less. I can deal with extreme heat in the summer, water/gatorade etc can help keep you cool. But in extreme cold, the options for warming up are very limited. I don't want to fight the resultant battle that would ensue if I were to hang out in the bathroom/locker room long enough for my feet to not be cold anymore (with two pairs of socks and boots) and hot chocolate/coffee is an option, if I want to get dehydrated...</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't complain about 45 degrees, if the building was actually 45 degrees. Correct me if I am wrong, but you can't see your breath at 45 degrees, can you??</p><p></p><p>Prisoners get better treatment. I am grateful for my job, don't get me wrong, but when working conditions are that awful, I start becoming disillusioned with the company. I know it is very expensive to heat a large hub. But the workers deserve better than this, especially during peak. I found myself not feeling well after a couple of nights working at those low temperatures, and that is just not right. Driver helper should be more miserable in theory, but it wasn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blue efficacy, post: 654017, member: 6435"] UPS tried pulling this garbage in my building. OSHA was notified by the union steward, said they had to keep building at 55. They complied for a week or so. Then, they tried freezing us again. UPS claims they're keeping it at 45 degrees.... I was seeing my breath in the building all night. And not just a few places here and there. Wherever I went, except by the few heat ducts that were turned on. And even then, I had to be RIGHT there. At least again they went back to having it a decent temperature, but for how long? My fingers should not get numb after a couple hours of handling packages, with gloves no less. I can deal with extreme heat in the summer, water/gatorade etc can help keep you cool. But in extreme cold, the options for warming up are very limited. I don't want to fight the resultant battle that would ensue if I were to hang out in the bathroom/locker room long enough for my feet to not be cold anymore (with two pairs of socks and boots) and hot chocolate/coffee is an option, if I want to get dehydrated... I wouldn't complain about 45 degrees, if the building was actually 45 degrees. Correct me if I am wrong, but you can't see your breath at 45 degrees, can you?? Prisoners get better treatment. I am grateful for my job, don't get me wrong, but when working conditions are that awful, I start becoming disillusioned with the company. I know it is very expensive to heat a large hub. But the workers deserve better than this, especially during peak. I found myself not feeling well after a couple of nights working at those low temperatures, and that is just not right. Driver helper should be more miserable in theory, but it wasn't. [/QUOTE]
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