Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
My loader left at break time never to be seen again but yeah anyone can do our jobs.
O.K. Has Peak REALLY Begun Where You Are?
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Danimal705
New Member
I was informed by a FT manager that today will be highest volume in preload for the season. Building didn't even finish today, they called it quits.
RockinRobin
We are ALL being WATCHED!
We are buried at my Hub. We are all Axx Deep in packages. Our drivers are humping like crazy, like everyone else. This season seems worse to me. I think everyone is shopping online.
upsgrunt
Well-Known Member
I went to help a driver at 1800 who was dispatched 450 stops and about 800 pieces in a P10. When I found him, he "only" had 250 delivered. When he opened the back door it looked like he had done nothing all day. Poor kid never really had a chance to make that load work. Seems like every other residential stop in our center is a 4 or 5 piece delivery that takes some time to hunt for.
I've been here a year or two, and I've never seen anything like it. Our center rolled 3 full trailers Tuesday, and 1 today; never seen that happen either. I heard customers were coming in and demanding their stuff. What makes it funny is they fired a guy 2 weeks ago for not delivering a misload, but it is okay to let 3 full trailers sit an extra day.
I've been here a year or two, and I've never seen anything like it. Our center rolled 3 full trailers Tuesday, and 1 today; never seen that happen either. I heard customers were coming in and demanding their stuff. What makes it funny is they fired a guy 2 weeks ago for not delivering a misload, but it is okay to let 3 full trailers sit an extra day.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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browndingo
Active Member
We have every driver and every car on the road this week starting Tuesday.
MassWineGuy
Well-Known Member
I guess not. Especially when they tell you you will work and then tell you you won't.
barnyard
KTM rider
We were slammed yesterday. Preload started at 2a, they left at 9 and drivers finished. All routes are in and all helpers are working. PCM the boss said, we cannot afford to have anyone hurt, that includes helpers.
Lots of stops brought back yesterday, I am not enthused for today.
Lots of stops brought back yesterday, I am not enthused for today.
scisector9
Well-Known Member
Had two seasonal drivers bail already. center manager has been trying to get help from other neighboring centers. 95 percent of routes with helpers every day this week. Told this will be the worst peak in years. Doesn't help we have almost ten perm guys doing their first peak including myself. Tensions are high. Pretty sure I had a slight nervous breakdown Tuesday.
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Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Nervous breakdown. Lol you new guys.
Actually we have a had a guy out since November after having a nervous breakdown a few weeks into switching routes. A 20+ year driver.
We start at 8:50. We didn't leave the bdlg until 10:25. I was dispatched with 220 stops 380 pkgs. The load was bad. I just picked up my helper and had a safe day. Someone came and took 30 stops. I had to drive 15 miles back to the center to drop off my pickups. I was back on my area at 7:45 with 60 stops left. 9:15 we got the message to be off my 10:15 no exceptions. I brought back 10 stops missed. Some drivers brought back over 50 stops missed. Mgmt team did have Jack and the box tacos for us when we got back. That was nice
Stay safe everyone
Stay safe everyone
MassWineGuy
Well-Known Member
After all the messages I received yesterday from UPS about not working this season, I got a call this morning from a supe asking if I could work as a helper today. At driver's rate, which is extremely nice of him. But I couldn't today. Now it'll be back on my radar.
upschuck
Well-Known Member
Ouch......I guess you can't complain about them not working you now. Helper is the best job out there if you make driver pay, no pressure, all the money.
MassWineGuy
Well-Known Member
No debating that. If I can, I will. Though I'd still like to drive in the summer.
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jibbs
Guest
lol @ 12:45am preload start times, but not having a shifter to back trucks up to the door until about 1:30am. Apparently they had to bring somebody down from Baltimore... I'm not sure how it works that there was nobody that could put the trucks on the door even though there were several already waiting by the unload, but it is what it is.
I'll take 45 minutes of getting paid for sleeping in the back of a truck anyday.
I'll take 45 minutes of getting paid for sleeping in the back of a truck anyday.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Break time? What's that like? lol new loaders slinking off to quit makes me giggle. It never fails that it's some kid almost half my age...lol. All said and done this week, I should have about 50 hrs.....half of which is OT. Not too shabby....
I have no idea why you couldn't work today, but you really should have. Unfortunately, you probably dropped yourself back to the bottom of the list. UPS demands reliability.
Good luck.
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