Just flashed on CNBC about UPS

[thessalonian13]

UPS hiring 95,000 seasonal employees for the holidays; also adding trucks, planes and trailers for the PACKAGE DELUGE. Now that doesn't sound good. Can anybody say: DISASTER!!!!!! LOL

 

[Babagounj]

They are only hiring 40,000 more than last year .
No need to panic .
The stock price already took a hit last month about this .

 

[Brownslave688]

UPS hiring 95,000 seasonal employees for the holidays; also adding trucks, planes and trailers for the PACKAGE DELUGE. Now that doesn't sound good. Can anybody say: DISASTER!!!!!! LOL

First been covered a few times time already today.

Second why would hiring more people and having more equipment mean disaster?

 

[thessalonian13]

They are only hiring 40,000 more than last year .
No need to panic .
The stock price already took a hit last month about this .

I am not panicking. We are already short drivers. This year will be a complete disaster. There will be too much work and not enough drivers. Thank God I have a van route and they can't give me residentials. I will be punching out at 715pm during peak just like i do the rest of the year. I will be the 1st one in every night. LOL

 

[thessalonian13]

First been covered a few times time already today.

Second why would hiring more people and having more equipment mean disaster?

Having more people and more equipment means management will have more to screw up. LOL The more people & equipment = bigger mess. Laws of physics at work here.

 

[Indecisi0n]

If you are on a van route then why do you even care?

 

[toonertoo]

95000 people who wont have time to learn to be effective. There is alot to learn.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

95000 people who wont have time to learn to be effective. There is alot to learn.

Half will quit,their first week.
And another 25% will quit after one or two paychecks.

 

[PT Car Washer]

They will be hired in October and not used until late November or early December. For 2 or 3 hours a day for 3 or 4 days a week. Until everything falls apart and then we want you 24/7.

 

[Anonymous 11]

I'm will in to do ten more stops a day for peak.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I'm will in to do ten more stops a day for peak.

If they give you a pretty helper? You know you will be expected to buy lunch or dinner don't you?

 

[brownmonster]

By law we can only work so many hours. No pressure.

 

[imwell]

By law we can only work so many hours. No pressure.

Not so fast. By law, we can only "operate the vehicle" for so many hours in a week. No limit to how many hours in a week we can sit in the jump seat. Saw it happen several times in our center during last year's disastrous peak. When you run out of hours, they find a driver or DOT qualified management person who "claims" to have several hours left, and you instantly become a driver's helper with full method / DIAD and area knowledge Worst case I know of last peak, a driver was out past 2am! with a supervisor as the driver.

 

[Jackburton]

Not so fast. By law, we can only "operate the vehicle" for so many hours in a week. No limit to how many hours in a week we can sit in the jump seat. Saw it happen several times in our center during last year's disastrous peak. When you run out of hours, they find a driver or DOT qualified management person who "claims" to have several hours left, and you instantly become a driver's helper with full method / DIAD and area knowledge Worst case I know of last peak, a driver was out past 2am! with a supervisor as the driver.

All at nearly $50/hr.

 

[imwell]

All at nearly $50/hr.

Yah, I understand the $$$ value, but after you've already worked 60 hours right before Christmas, who in the *ell wants to work until 2am with an 8:30 start the PREVIOUS morning! That's just NOT human!

 

[Mr Shifter]

Those are kids presents. I'd do it.

 

[ZQXC]

We start losing helpers the first time it rains....

uhhh I don't work in the the rain , dude

 

[browntroll]

i cant wait to see the kind of oddballs they hire this season or the new stories everyone has to share. i talked to my sup
and he plans to bring in a few of his buddies this season, one guy brought his brother(probably hates him) i might do
driver helper this year but i always hear horror stories so i have never done it.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

Yah, I understand the $$$ value, but after you've already worked 60 hours right before Christmas, who in the *ell wants to work until 2am with an 8:30 start the PREVIOUS morning! That's just NOT human!

Say no, then.

 

[kingOFchester]

I have given up on caring. It is what it is. In the end, I will be clocking out every night and leaving my work issues with the DIAD for the evening.