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<blockquote data-quote="RFDUpsSup" data-source="post: 318961" data-attributes="member: 14772"><p style="text-align: left">The experience of being a part time supervisor is going to be vastly different depending on the area of the country you are in, the particular sort you're going to be working, the area you're going to be working and so on.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: left">I've been a part-time supervisor for over 18months now, and I'd have to say that its worth it. I'm not sure if this goes for every building, but in my building the hourlies get maybe 15hrs a week on the night sort and part-time supervisors aren't allowed to go over 27.5 hrs or we start getting premium pay (additional money on the check). The exception of course is peak when double shifting and higher volume dictate work hours.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">And the pay isn't that bad. I clear over 1200 after taxes, stock purchase, insurance etc per month. And you get a raise every year that's anywhere from 1-5% depending on various factors.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: left">I worked in an Administrative role for the first 17 months of being a supervisor (Training for a 5month stay and then Radio Room for the next 12) so I'm still getting a feel for the operation, but the level of stress you're going to incur is very dependent on what you're doing. The area I'm in is technically a 2nd Wave belt for my building, but it's the first 2nd wave pull so around 2am I get kind of hectic. </p><p></p><p>And as for the "you'll never get recognized" bit, I'd disagree. Even our building manager takes the time to give supervisors encouragement when they've successfully worked through a very harsh night. I don't think you can get any more recognition than the building manager telling you that you did a good job dealing with a bad situation.</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left">Also, it depends on the quality of your Hourlies. If you get high quality, dedicated and mature employees, you're going to have it alot easier on a heavy area than people with poor employees have in a light area.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: left">And you might want to ask (if you haven't already) where the supervisor wants to go so that he/she needs a replacement. If they're quiting outright, it might be a bad idea. But if they're looking to go up or expand to a new area then it probably isnt bad.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: left">Personally, I'm just waiting a few months to get some operations experience and I'm putting in my LoI for Full-time. I like my job and I plan on sticking around. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RFDUpsSup, post: 318961, member: 14772"] [LEFT]The experience of being a part time supervisor is going to be vastly different depending on the area of the country you are in, the particular sort you're going to be working, the area you're going to be working and so on.[/LEFT] [LEFT]I've been a part-time supervisor for over 18months now, and I'd have to say that its worth it. I'm not sure if this goes for every building, but in my building the hourlies get maybe 15hrs a week on the night sort and part-time supervisors aren't allowed to go over 27.5 hrs or we start getting premium pay (additional money on the check). The exception of course is peak when double shifting and higher volume dictate work hours. And the pay isn't that bad. I clear over 1200 after taxes, stock purchase, insurance etc per month. And you get a raise every year that's anywhere from 1-5% depending on various factors.[/LEFT] [LEFT]I worked in an Administrative role for the first 17 months of being a supervisor (Training for a 5month stay and then Radio Room for the next 12) so I'm still getting a feel for the operation, but the level of stress you're going to incur is very dependent on what you're doing. The area I'm in is technically a 2nd Wave belt for my building, but it's the first 2nd wave pull so around 2am I get kind of hectic. [/LEFT] And as for the "you'll never get recognized" bit, I'd disagree. Even our building manager takes the time to give supervisors encouragement when they've successfully worked through a very harsh night. I don't think you can get any more recognition than the building manager telling you that you did a good job dealing with a bad situation. [LEFT]Also, it depends on the quality of your Hourlies. If you get high quality, dedicated and mature employees, you're going to have it alot easier on a heavy area than people with poor employees have in a light area.[/LEFT] [LEFT]And you might want to ask (if you haven't already) where the supervisor wants to go so that he/she needs a replacement. If they're quiting outright, it might be a bad idea. But if they're looking to go up or expand to a new area then it probably isnt bad.[/LEFT] [LEFT]Personally, I'm just waiting a few months to get some operations experience and I'm putting in my LoI for Full-time. I like my job and I plan on sticking around. [/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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