If they thought you were a good candidate for full-time management, they would have put you in one of those positions.
I personally think it's unfair to have any off the street hires while there are hourly pt guys willing to fill the position, but that's just me.
Why? I enjoy my job....
i am glad it's 6-1 now. When i started it was 3-1 and I have lower driver seniority than several off the street people in my building even though I was already slaving to the grind.
When I started, this was a good company to work for. You could come to work, get your job done(reasonable dispatch), and go home without feeling micromanaged. It started to go downhill fast after it went public, and mgmt was pressured to make every last dime possible.
A lot has changed since 2002 (when I started.). Also when he got me on, it was suppose to be temporary, just for when I was in highschool. Also he was a feeder driver for 35 years so I think his view is a little skewed on UPS. He still believes it's 1975 UPS.
I know a guy whose son has begged him to get him on as a driver. Dad refuses. He wants better for his son and will not get him on at ups.
It's tough to do in my building. We had a pretty decent 10+ year PT sup..kept promising to promote him to full time for the last few years. He finally saw the writing on the wall and tried to go driving. Management gave him the runaround for months...until he quit.
Thats what I (jokingly) threaten my kids with! Do good In college, or ill get you a job at Brown!........Hell no dad, I dont want to work that long of a day! Guess they got the message, both doing very well in school!
