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<blockquote data-quote="sillyputty" data-source="post: 173111" data-attributes="member: 16481"><p>What they do with the tour (in my center anyway) is walk them through, show them what we do and explain things...and specifically try to scare them out of the job. After the tour they ask if they still want an interview and set up a time for the actual interview. That way, the ones who get scared off right off the bat don't waste their time with an individual interview. </p><p> </p><p>If you're not a driver, porter, mechanic, clerk, or sup, you are a "package handler". You generally start out (if you're on nights) as a loader cause that job is the worst. If you can deal with it awhile, eventually you'll be able to get into other areas- unloading, small sort, sorting (harder to get a job in this area cause it comes with skill pay and most likely you'll be out bid by someone else for a long time). Basically, in my building anyway, you can generalize like this: </p><p> </p><p>Loaders have been there most likely less than a year, up to maybe two years. Unloaders and small sort people have been there generally 2-5 years...some longer, some less. They'll put you there if you're female or you suck at loading but have made it past when they can easily fire you. Sorters have been there a long time and they don't budge from their jobs until a driving job opens up. I'm on the airdock- there are three of us and we've all been there a long time. Low turnover in this area. The auditors are a mix of old and new but that comes from some being long-timers who moved into the position and others being in from before they were made union. Keep in mind we're at about 10 years for a driving position where I'm at. I don't know what it will be for the new guys coming in now, but right now the last guy to get a driving position waited almost 11 years for it.</p><p> </p><p>Oh, and if you want to be a supervisor, that would only take you about 3 months where I work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sillyputty, post: 173111, member: 16481"] What they do with the tour (in my center anyway) is walk them through, show them what we do and explain things...and specifically try to scare them out of the job. After the tour they ask if they still want an interview and set up a time for the actual interview. That way, the ones who get scared off right off the bat don't waste their time with an individual interview. If you're not a driver, porter, mechanic, clerk, or sup, you are a "package handler". You generally start out (if you're on nights) as a loader cause that job is the worst. If you can deal with it awhile, eventually you'll be able to get into other areas- unloading, small sort, sorting (harder to get a job in this area cause it comes with skill pay and most likely you'll be out bid by someone else for a long time). Basically, in my building anyway, you can generalize like this: Loaders have been there most likely less than a year, up to maybe two years. Unloaders and small sort people have been there generally 2-5 years...some longer, some less. They'll put you there if you're female or you suck at loading but have made it past when they can easily fire you. Sorters have been there a long time and they don't budge from their jobs until a driving job opens up. I'm on the airdock- there are three of us and we've all been there a long time. Low turnover in this area. The auditors are a mix of old and new but that comes from some being long-timers who moved into the position and others being in from before they were made union. Keep in mind we're at about 10 years for a driving position where I'm at. I don't know what it will be for the new guys coming in now, but right now the last guy to get a driving position waited almost 11 years for it. Oh, and if you want to be a supervisor, that would only take you about 3 months where I work. [/QUOTE]
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