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<blockquote data-quote="hoser" data-source="post: 226040" data-attributes="member: 6357"><p>Overpaid? Arguably so.</p><p>Underlaid? Possibly.</p><p><em>Grossly </em>overpaid? No.</p><p></p><p>Yes, our drivers work hard, but I've learned over the years that pay is based on accountability, not hard work. In the big picture, accountability wise, UPS drivers aren't <em>very</em> accountable (but they are still accountable, the reason why they make more than hub employees). There are people who work just as hard as UPS drivers (if not harder) who make minimum wage, but they're not accountable. </p><p></p><p>I also see this as supply and demand; people that can do the jobs UPS want are in short supply, so there is heightened demand, articulated by a high wage. So really, there is no such thing as "overpaid" or "unfair". The wage offered and the people that take the wage is obviously the right rate of pay. If the wage was too much and a lifer can do that job for peanuts, UPS would cut the existing jobs and the pay. UPS is out to make a profit, after all. So obviously it's fair. If UPS pays that much and they plan on paying that much, then there's nothing wrong. </p><p></p><p>However, I see something wrong when a person who got a degree in Kinesiology (one of the hardest degrees in my opinion) would get more pay and career satisfaction driving a UPS truck than pursuing a KINES-oriented career.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think he meant "uneducated" with reference to the minimum education requirements. Although the drivers I run into at work are smart, cultured, and well balanced, in the big picture, the job they perform does not have education requirements beyond high school/GED. This isn't an insult, it's just the reality. </p><p></p><p>Managing a blue collar work force of high school graduates is different and requires a different style of management than managing a blue collar work force of trade school or university graduates.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoser, post: 226040, member: 6357"] Overpaid? Arguably so. Underlaid? Possibly. [I]Grossly [/I]overpaid? No. Yes, our drivers work hard, but I've learned over the years that pay is based on accountability, not hard work. In the big picture, accountability wise, UPS drivers aren't [I]very[/I] accountable (but they are still accountable, the reason why they make more than hub employees). There are people who work just as hard as UPS drivers (if not harder) who make minimum wage, but they're not accountable. I also see this as supply and demand; people that can do the jobs UPS want are in short supply, so there is heightened demand, articulated by a high wage. So really, there is no such thing as "overpaid" or "unfair". The wage offered and the people that take the wage is obviously the right rate of pay. If the wage was too much and a lifer can do that job for peanuts, UPS would cut the existing jobs and the pay. UPS is out to make a profit, after all. So obviously it's fair. If UPS pays that much and they plan on paying that much, then there's nothing wrong. However, I see something wrong when a person who got a degree in Kinesiology (one of the hardest degrees in my opinion) would get more pay and career satisfaction driving a UPS truck than pursuing a KINES-oriented career. I think he meant "uneducated" with reference to the minimum education requirements. Although the drivers I run into at work are smart, cultured, and well balanced, in the big picture, the job they perform does not have education requirements beyond high school/GED. This isn't an insult, it's just the reality. Managing a blue collar work force of high school graduates is different and requires a different style of management than managing a blue collar work force of trade school or university graduates. [/QUOTE]
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