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<blockquote data-quote="drazzy93" data-source="post: 2425666" data-attributes="member: 64619"><p>Yes, it is generally easy, but the thing is that at my hub we get TONS of packages. We have to do 5,000 to 6,000 packages in less than 3.5 hours. I didn't realize what I was getting myself into when I suggested I start sorting, but on my test run I started to regret it slightly because at least when I was bagging I could always afford to take a breather.</p><p></p><p>With sorting I am literally throwing packages around from the second I clock in, and to the second I clock out. I didn't even have the time to drink water last night. It is easy, but it is more responsibility because as my supervisor told me "Sorting is the most important position" so I have a feeling the raise is happening, but I just wanted to see what everyone on here thought.</p><p></p><p>I'm realizing more and more that no two UPS locations are the exact same, and I keep forgetting that. I tried to google my question, but I kept coming across threads discussing specific locations that seemed WILDLY different from mine. Like, forever bags, PO bags, tote bags? Automated small sorts? WHAT. So, I guess I'm just going to ask my supervisor about it. Still, I reiterate that they take the position seriously. The supervisor kept asking me if I was sure, and she had to go through our FT supervisor to go through a process.</p><p></p><p>Then my "test" was sorting as a test run for one day, and my FT supervisor told me that he wouldn't officiate my position as a sorter until he heard back about the missorts. If I had gotten any missorts they would have stuck me back in bagging, and I have a couple of coworkers who failed this first step, and are currently stuck in bagging. The coworker who told me about the 1 dollar increase tried to become a sorter, but she failed so she's stuck in this limbo of bagging all day. She actually seems a little jealous of me since she's been there longer than me.</p><p></p><p>My FT supervisor does NOT allow just anyone to become a sorter, and it does seem like a big deal where I am that I became a sorter. I know there were a lot of baggers who tried, but failed because they couldn't keep up with the packages. So, I can imagine the $1/hr applying just for the workload alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drazzy93, post: 2425666, member: 64619"] Yes, it is generally easy, but the thing is that at my hub we get TONS of packages. We have to do 5,000 to 6,000 packages in less than 3.5 hours. I didn't realize what I was getting myself into when I suggested I start sorting, but on my test run I started to regret it slightly because at least when I was bagging I could always afford to take a breather. With sorting I am literally throwing packages around from the second I clock in, and to the second I clock out. I didn't even have the time to drink water last night. It is easy, but it is more responsibility because as my supervisor told me "Sorting is the most important position" so I have a feeling the raise is happening, but I just wanted to see what everyone on here thought. I'm realizing more and more that no two UPS locations are the exact same, and I keep forgetting that. I tried to google my question, but I kept coming across threads discussing specific locations that seemed WILDLY different from mine. Like, forever bags, PO bags, tote bags? Automated small sorts? WHAT. So, I guess I'm just going to ask my supervisor about it. Still, I reiterate that they take the position seriously. The supervisor kept asking me if I was sure, and she had to go through our FT supervisor to go through a process. Then my "test" was sorting as a test run for one day, and my FT supervisor told me that he wouldn't officiate my position as a sorter until he heard back about the missorts. If I had gotten any missorts they would have stuck me back in bagging, and I have a couple of coworkers who failed this first step, and are currently stuck in bagging. The coworker who told me about the 1 dollar increase tried to become a sorter, but she failed so she's stuck in this limbo of bagging all day. She actually seems a little jealous of me since she's been there longer than me. My FT supervisor does NOT allow just anyone to become a sorter, and it does seem like a big deal where I am that I became a sorter. I know there were a lot of baggers who tried, but failed because they couldn't keep up with the packages. So, I can imagine the $1/hr applying just for the workload alone. [/QUOTE]
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