To the posters in this thread who have posted good information, from what they have seen on upsers.com, or in the news, or about how you know of someone in ICU. Those who have also offered solutions for cleaning etc. I thank you for sharing. I also expect this thread to be taken over shortly by people who will attack you, tell you to be responsible for yourself or into a "you part-timers didn't vote" or even better, turn it into a joke.
These are my beliefs based on my personal experience. I came to UPS for the healthcare benefits. UPS has changed since I started, as has my life. I no longer have minor children who need those benefits.
Today is not a good time to be looking for employment elsewhere. But when this pandemic ends, I will. I know of many people who have lost their jobs, are on furlough currently. Unlike the past, when I recommended UPS to people. I now tell them, no way- do not work for UPS. You will have to start at part-time, wait for those healthcare benefits. Pay huge union initiation dues. Work another job, obviously- to listen to the full-timers, talk about how tough they had it. Back when they didn't have to work super Saturdays! Got turkeys... or had to do one punch a month for health insurance.
Most importantly, in my opinion, when they had a "brotherhood." As I say that, I believe some areas do have that. Not in my center, not here either.
So, in closing. For those who have cared about things, people other than themselves, thank you. Take care of yourselves, this pandemic will end eventually. The good news about it, many do get it, but they don't die from it. Most part-timers, those with few hours are young. Don't have the comorbidities that will kill you. The biggest one is obesity.
1. wear a mask, to decrease the viral load. Even a bandana will help when your sup, talks to you (and spits at the same time)- just lower yours when you have to talk back to them. (jk)
2. Don't touch your face.
3. The good news with short hours, do not eat there, do not use the bathroom.
4. Save your sanitizer for just before you get into your car, then use it. Repeat at your home door!
5. Keep your UPS gear in your car, outside- what you wore, wash immediately, dry extra long.
Know this, this disease and the people who treat it, don't care how much money you make, what your insurance is. In hard hit cities, they also don't care who you are. You die alone, go into a freezer truck, get hauled to some field in NYC today. Even in cities who are not hit, there are no memorials or funerals taking place today.
Its all a matter of perspective, how one chooses to look at it. I'm grateful for the experience. This wasn't a full time job for me, I sure didn't expect some big pension someday. For my district manager, center manager, full-time sup, full time steward, full-time safety committee or porters, not my problem in the long run!
Make those bonuses! Save your hours, cut people and make others work harder, faster. Save on money to clean or cleaning supplies today.
My belief is, UPS will be fine eventually. The teamsters, the full-timers and the retirees will not.
My last advise for the worker bees, stay as far away from the leaders as you can. Obviously filth and germs don't bother them, if it's not a problem for them all day at work, I wouldn't expect it to be any different in their homes or cars. My guess is, their bathrooms, kitchens are filthy too! No soap, paper towels. Gives me the ebbie jibbies! When this is over, and they bring in the cheap ass pizza's or stupid cheap ass cake they pick up as a big reward. Covid-19 is not the only virus or bacteria that can live for a while on cardboard. So does, Cdiff, MRSA, hepatitis, ecoli, to name a few. Not a chance in hell, am I touching, let alone eating, anything that has been around them.
the hubrats that get the small browns ready, cold is good enough.
