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<blockquote data-quote="RockyRogue" data-source="post: 317754" data-attributes="member: 7185"><p>I'm going to respond very specifically to a couple posts publicly. I hope no one minds.....</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>12Hoggin, I was never management. But I know what you mean about being burned out. I was the one to blame for this but I didn't transfer to my four-year institution because I allowed UPS to 'enslave' me. I kept saying, "Oh, I'll get up to the high school tomorrow" to send my high school transcripts. Somebody at UPS had their eye on the calendar. I was brought in almost immediately after my classes would end (about 3:00 p.m.) every day for 6 weeks. Week 7 it stopped cold. I went to grab my keys to get up to the high school when I saw they were closed for the Summer. I transferred a semester late. I, too, was playing catch-up on the weekends because I was working like a frigging slave between UPS and school. I overdid it. GET OUT BEFORE IT DESTROYS YOU!!</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Lifer....your kid's generation is very different from any other. Its part of the evolving economy and culture. There's nothing wrong with wanting to enjoy life as you go but one needs to exercise restraint financially, etc. I told my folks 6 months after I started grad school, "My goal is 3 cities in 5 years." I refuse to be shackled to one company for life. I made noises about <strong><em>not</em></strong> transferring to another academic institution 3 years ago and my father went APE. Part of his argument was premised on not being 'shackled to one employer for life.' Its all well and good until the world falls apart (GM, Ford, countless steel plants). </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Ya know, Vette....its funny you should write that last sentence. Fifteen months ago, I left a Denver restaurant to take the UPS handler job. When I tendered my two weeks, my manager at the restaurant gave a schpiel about how respected I was by my co-workers and management, what quality work I produced, etc. He closed with, "I think you've learned a lot in your experience here. Take that with you. You should go far, no matter what you decide to do. It was a pleasure working with you." </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Oh, the temptation was very real, Vette. Even in Illinois 3 years ago. I weighed my options and I stand by my decision. I worked as a helper two years in a row Peak 2005 (in North Illinois) and Peak 2006 (Rocky Mountain). I worked with a couple drivers with college degrees in both regions. They all said the same: STAY IN SCHOOL! After our blizzards at Christmas 2006, we were still dealing with cleanup when classes resumed. I made noises about skipping class to help my driver. He stopped the car cold, turned to me and said, "Ohhh, NO! THERE WILL BE NO SKIPPING CLASSES ON THIS PACKAGE CAR!" Some management told me the same kind of thing. Last fall, I was pulling a double one night and started talking to a full-time supe at break. I told him I was in grad school, etc. He said, "Don't let UPS mess that up, dude. You do that and I'll have to put a hurtin on you." It was meant as a joke and I laughed, which I sorely needed that night <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" />. </p><p> </p><p>I really want to be clear on this: it isn't that I could NOT handle UPS. I could. I did it for a little over two years in two different regions of the U.S AND worked as a helper in those regions. No, I can hack it with the best of 'em. I just found something else that's not as hard on the body, is mentally stimulating AND provides career advancement. My degree is such that I could wind up ANYWHERE. H*ll....in ten years, I could be a labor consultant for a major transportation company dealing with a prickly union contract settlement. So beware! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" /> -Rocky</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyRogue, post: 317754, member: 7185"] I'm going to respond very specifically to a couple posts publicly. I hope no one minds..... 12Hoggin, I was never management. But I know what you mean about being burned out. I was the one to blame for this but I didn't transfer to my four-year institution because I allowed UPS to 'enslave' me. I kept saying, "Oh, I'll get up to the high school tomorrow" to send my high school transcripts. Somebody at UPS had their eye on the calendar. I was brought in almost immediately after my classes would end (about 3:00 p.m.) every day for 6 weeks. Week 7 it stopped cold. I went to grab my keys to get up to the high school when I saw they were closed for the Summer. I transferred a semester late. I, too, was playing catch-up on the weekends because I was working like a frigging slave between UPS and school. I overdid it. GET OUT BEFORE IT DESTROYS YOU!! Lifer....your kid's generation is very different from any other. Its part of the evolving economy and culture. There's nothing wrong with wanting to enjoy life as you go but one needs to exercise restraint financially, etc. I told my folks 6 months after I started grad school, "My goal is 3 cities in 5 years." I refuse to be shackled to one company for life. I made noises about [B][I]not[/I][/B] transferring to another academic institution 3 years ago and my father went APE. Part of his argument was premised on not being 'shackled to one employer for life.' Its all well and good until the world falls apart (GM, Ford, countless steel plants). Ya know, Vette....its funny you should write that last sentence. Fifteen months ago, I left a Denver restaurant to take the UPS handler job. When I tendered my two weeks, my manager at the restaurant gave a schpiel about how respected I was by my co-workers and management, what quality work I produced, etc. He closed with, "I think you've learned a lot in your experience here. Take that with you. You should go far, no matter what you decide to do. It was a pleasure working with you." Oh, the temptation was very real, Vette. Even in Illinois 3 years ago. I weighed my options and I stand by my decision. I worked as a helper two years in a row Peak 2005 (in North Illinois) and Peak 2006 (Rocky Mountain). I worked with a couple drivers with college degrees in both regions. They all said the same: STAY IN SCHOOL! After our blizzards at Christmas 2006, we were still dealing with cleanup when classes resumed. I made noises about skipping class to help my driver. He stopped the car cold, turned to me and said, "Ohhh, NO! THERE WILL BE NO SKIPPING CLASSES ON THIS PACKAGE CAR!" Some management told me the same kind of thing. Last fall, I was pulling a double one night and started talking to a full-time supe at break. I told him I was in grad school, etc. He said, "Don't let UPS mess that up, dude. You do that and I'll have to put a hurtin on you." It was meant as a joke and I laughed, which I sorely needed that night :happy-very:. I really want to be clear on this: it isn't that I could NOT handle UPS. I could. I did it for a little over two years in two different regions of the U.S AND worked as a helper in those regions. No, I can hack it with the best of 'em. I just found something else that's not as hard on the body, is mentally stimulating AND provides career advancement. My degree is such that I could wind up ANYWHERE. H*ll....in ten years, I could be a labor consultant for a major transportation company dealing with a prickly union contract settlement. So beware! :happy-very: -Rocky [/QUOTE]
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