This is pretty much the jiff of it. I've been in preload going on 5 years this may. I know the ups and downs of going from hourly to sup. Most of it is downs. The ONLY upside is a bigger paycheck, and it's MAYBE doubled. I keep thinking about putting my sup letter in, but there is a few factors you really want to consider. One being Union. As far as I know, sups are not union, and you can get canned REAL QUICK. Second is, as far as I know, your insurance plan is worse than the hourly people. Your plan isn't as good, and your copay is much more. Third being like someone mentioned, your FT sup yells ALL THE TIME....as does mine....all I hear is her mouth everyday, and I'm a Pick Off. I can hear her from the other side of the bldg even over the sounds of the running belts and motors.
If you plan to ever drive or are even considering it, stay a part time hourly, I'm actually about to put my name on the bid list next time it posted as I always neglect to do so, and since I did, the other guy who was hired the same exact day as me, was in my training classes and everything, he is driving now. Keep all this in mind.