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<blockquote data-quote="Tony31yrs" data-source="post: 287705" data-attributes="member: 13245"><p>In NY State, there was a law that we were entitled to a lunch. For a while, UPS in Buffalo was allowing you to code in "no lunch break" and you got paid for it. Either the state labor board or the union put a stop to that and all of the younger guys were having a fit, but still skipping their lunches. </p><p>Supervisors knew that cover guys were skipping lunches and running, but didn't care because it made them look good. A lot of the cover guys never caught on to that when they ran a route and they got a lot more stops than the regular driver. I worked for UPS for 31 years and found out early that the more you do, the more they want. I never wanted more than 8 1/2-9 hours and I would let them know that if they wanted me to scratch a route, they'd better not give me more than that. If I knew I had to be out until 7 o'clock or later, my evening was shot, so I might as well slow down and make the time and a half instead of killing myself and making the supes look good. I wasn't going to reward them for screwing me.</p><p>The more drivers that work through lunch-the more routes they can cut. I got a system down and always took my lunch. I missed a lot of my kids' events in school, but I figured it comes with the good pay, benefits and retirement. I got out at 50 with a full pension and have never been happier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony31yrs, post: 287705, member: 13245"] In NY State, there was a law that we were entitled to a lunch. For a while, UPS in Buffalo was allowing you to code in "no lunch break" and you got paid for it. Either the state labor board or the union put a stop to that and all of the younger guys were having a fit, but still skipping their lunches. Supervisors knew that cover guys were skipping lunches and running, but didn't care because it made them look good. A lot of the cover guys never caught on to that when they ran a route and they got a lot more stops than the regular driver. I worked for UPS for 31 years and found out early that the more you do, the more they want. I never wanted more than 8 1/2-9 hours and I would let them know that if they wanted me to scratch a route, they'd better not give me more than that. If I knew I had to be out until 7 o'clock or later, my evening was shot, so I might as well slow down and make the time and a half instead of killing myself and making the supes look good. I wasn't going to reward them for screwing me. The more drivers that work through lunch-the more routes they can cut. I got a system down and always took my lunch. I missed a lot of my kids' events in school, but I figured it comes with the good pay, benefits and retirement. I got out at 50 with a full pension and have never been happier. [/QUOTE]
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