May be pulled into office for 'light day' lack of production

[rod]

Driver sits for 1.5 hours.

Driver at fault.

Driver sits for 1.5 hours.

Driver the winner.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Driver sits for 1.5 hours.

Driver the winner.

Driver retires.

Driver still talks shop 15 years later.

 

[rod]

I am sadden to say, we have had employees where I work disciplined for self-dispatching. I hope it doesn't happen to you or anyone else, but if it does, you can't say you weren't warned.

I have the warning letter to prove that.

 

[Brownslave688]

Your right. This is a management problem. In the aspect that management now has to hold this driver accountable. It became the drivers problem the moment he began to steal. Sitting there doing nothing is stealing. No way around it.

I bring my car to the shop. They quote me 4 hours for repairs. They finish in 2 hours. Then they proceed to smoke and joke for the remaining 2 hours. Charge you for all 4. Is that wrong? I say yes.

No they charge by how long the book says it should take.


If you got a new mechanic that 4 hour book repair might take 6. But you'd gladly pay for the extra 2 hours right?

 

[rod]

Driver retires.

Driver still talks shop 15 years later.

almost 16 now

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

No they charge by how long the book says it should take.


If you got a new mechanic that 4 hour book repair might take 6. But you'd gladly pay for the extra 2 hours right?

The estimate is based upon the book. The work is based upon actual hours rounded up to the nearest hour.

 

[CanOSup]

No they charge by how long the book says it should take.


If you got a new mechanic that 4 hour book repair might take 6. But you'd gladly pay for the extra 2 hours right?

I'll say this, I'd rather pay the additional 2 hours to the new slower mechanic who is actually working than paying someone for sitting on their thumb for 2 hours

 

[gman042]

Did the driver who worked 9.5 finish at 8 hours and sit and do LITERALLY nothing until 9.5? If he did it's the same thing. If he's slow and lacks proper skills but is actively delivering he's just ineffective not a thief.

Still stealing time...
I know guys that can milk 12 hrs out of an 8 hr dispatch

 

[CanOSup]

Still stealing time...
I know guys the can milk 12 hrs out of an 8 hr dispatch

I agree Actively and intentionally extending your day is no different then reaching into the register at the customer counter. Stealing is stealing I don't care how you do it. It's wrong.

 

[cosmo1]

Your right. This is a management problem. In the aspect that management now has to hold this driver accountable. It became the drivers problem the moment he began to steal. Sitting there doing nothing is stealing. No way around it.

I bring my car to the shop. They quote me 4 hours for repairs. They finish in 2 hours. Then they proceed to smoke and joke for the remaining 2 hours. Charge you for all 4. Is that wrong? I say yes.

That's a terrible analogy. Again, I agree the driver did not do the right thing, but your analogy is not correct. The driver never told his sup before he left the building, that the dispatch he was given would take this many hours. Bad analogy

Also a bad analogy in that you should ask if the shop charges flat-rate or hours-worked for repairs.

 

[Brownslave688]

@cosmo1 you disagree? That's exactly how all of the mechanics I know have told me the system works.

 

[Brownslave688]

I'll say this, I'd rather pay the additional 2 hours to the new slower mechanic who is actually working than paying someone for sitting on their thumb for 2 hours

They don't sit around and twiddle their thumbs for 2 hours. They start the next job.

 

[Brownslave688]

The estimate is based upon the book. The work is based upon actual hours rounded up to the nearest hour.

Nope sorry buddy. I have a few friends that are mechanics. You get charged what the book says to charge you. If the book says 5 hours and they got it done in 2 you get charged 5. Usually the mechanic will get some kind of bonus for getting it done early.

 

[Nothing by 1030 anymore]

Nope sorry buddy. I have a few friends that are mechanics. You get charged what the book says to charge you. If the book says 5 hours and they got it done in 2 you get charged 5. Usually the mechanic will get some kind of bonus for getting it done early.

Everyone knows that's how it works..well almost lol

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Nope sorry buddy. I have a few friends that are mechanics. You get charged what the book says to charge you. If the book says 5 hours and they got it done in 2 you get charged 5. Usually the mechanic will get some kind of bonus for getting it done early.

You need to find a new repair shop as you are getting ripped off.

Locally they charge between $65-85/hr and the bill is based on hours worked.

 

[barnyard]

I hope it doesn't happen to you or anyone else, but if it does, you can't say you weren't warned.

I have been driving for 16 years and have been doing it for more than 10. I am not that concerned.

 

[cosmo1]

@cosmo1 you disagree? That's exactly how all of the mechanics I know have told me the system works.

I don't disagree with you at all. Quite the contrary.

I once dealt with a shop (with a good mechanic who I was friends with), that billed by the flat-rate to just about everyone.

My buddy would quote me flat-rate (wink, wink), and only charge me hourly.

This was for my '71 Beetle, and he was a VW wizard.





Edit: hit the wrong charm.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I have been driving for 16 years and have been doing it for more than 10. I am not that concerned.

Pre-Orion, I used to do this all the time.

I can't recall the last time I have helped without being asked to do so.

 

[Brownslave688]

I don't disagree with you at all. Quite the contrary.

I once dealt with a shop (with a good mechanic who I was friends with), that billed by the flat-rate to just about everyone.

My buddy would quote me flat-rate (wink, wink), and only charge me hourly.

This was for my '71 Beetle, and he was a VW wizard.





Edit: hit the wrong charm.

Just saw the edit. Lol

I'm sure there's still some shops that still charge hourly but a large majority are flat rate.

 

[cosmo1]

You need to find a new repair shop as you are getting ripped off.

Locally they charge between $65-85/hr and the bill is based on hours worked.

Certainly not your local Nissan store.