Orientation

[icemanifold]

How long was your orientation?
I applied for a position on the preload.

 

[curiousbrain]

How long was your orientation?
I applied for a position on the preload.

This is just how it worked for me; YMMV.

If I recall correctly, it was 3 to 4 hours (paid). You sit around, watch a few videos that were made about the same time that Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure came out, do a few stretches, and sign a stack of papers. The HR person should explain the basics of how the health coverage works, union locals, etc; they will also answer some questions.

The orientation I attended got a brief tour around a facility, and I remember thinking "This is surreal; boxes on belts and all manner of silliness."; plus, current employees look at you like your a deer in the headlights - which I sort of understand now.

Good luck, and enjoy preload.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

YMMV--Your Mileage May Vary?

I gotta start writing some of these down.

 

[menotyou]

This is just how it worked for me; YMMV.

If I recall correctly, it was 3 to 4 hours (paid). You sit around, watch a few videos that were made about the same time that Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure came out, do a few stretches, and sign a stack of papers. The HR person should explain the basics of how the health coverage works, union locals, etc; they will also answer some questions.

The orientation I attended got a brief tour around a facility, and I remember thinking "This is surreal; boxes on belts and all manner of silliness."; plus, current employees look at you like your a deer in the headlights - which I sort of understand now.

Good luck, and enjoy preload.

The Spike and Ike routine is quite memorable. Not in a good way.