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<blockquote data-quote="curiousbrain" data-source="post: 969291" data-attributes="member: 31608"><p>In my own limited experience, the honest reality is that when loading ~1300 packages a day, in the span of 3.5 hours, even when the loader *thinks* they have it in the right spot, they don't - the reason they don't notice is because they have sweat pouring down their face, buzzers going off, supervisors yelling, belts/boxlines running, trucks starting, and so many other things that it is occasionally difficult to think straight. More often than not, it is because they have too many boxes at that point in time to deal with without making mistakes.</p><p></p><p>Anyone who has been a runner knows what it's like to find a box 2 or 3 (or more) hours after the time you were supposed to find it (in a roundabout way, obviously); despite that, it still doesn't change how hot they run on preload - and it just goes up every year. Most preloaders try and care, but as I am fond of telling drivers who complain about their loads and try to tell me how to supervise the shift: "Hey, we start at 5am; come in and show me how." Funny thing is, the few that do show up (because they got a DUI or some other thing), are speechless at how absurd it is, and the only thing they can do is what most preloaders do - quit caring at a certain point, and just do what you can.</p><p></p><p>There is no difference between a driver who, when their route is a disaster and the planned day is off by a ton, follows the methods and lets the pieces land where they may - and the preloader who, when their area is a disaster and their PPH is off by a ton, follows the methods and lets the pieces land where they may.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="curiousbrain, post: 969291, member: 31608"] In my own limited experience, the honest reality is that when loading ~1300 packages a day, in the span of 3.5 hours, even when the loader *thinks* they have it in the right spot, they don't - the reason they don't notice is because they have sweat pouring down their face, buzzers going off, supervisors yelling, belts/boxlines running, trucks starting, and so many other things that it is occasionally difficult to think straight. More often than not, it is because they have too many boxes at that point in time to deal with without making mistakes. Anyone who has been a runner knows what it's like to find a box 2 or 3 (or more) hours after the time you were supposed to find it (in a roundabout way, obviously); despite that, it still doesn't change how hot they run on preload - and it just goes up every year. Most preloaders try and care, but as I am fond of telling drivers who complain about their loads and try to tell me how to supervise the shift: "Hey, we start at 5am; come in and show me how." Funny thing is, the few that do show up (because they got a DUI or some other thing), are speechless at how absurd it is, and the only thing they can do is what most preloaders do - quit caring at a certain point, and just do what you can. There is no difference between a driver who, when their route is a disaster and the planned day is off by a ton, follows the methods and lets the pieces land where they may - and the preloader who, when their area is a disaster and their PPH is off by a ton, follows the methods and lets the pieces land where they may. [/QUOTE]
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