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<blockquote data-quote="Overpaid Union Thug" data-source="post: 2274238" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>I was a shifter (called "Switcher") at FedEx Ground/RPS. It was probably the best job I've ever had between working for both companies. Go for it if you get a shot. Don't even hesitate. You'll be glad you did. </p><p></p><p> I didn't stick around the hub long enough at UPS to get into shifting there but based on what I saw there I can say it seems that UPS shifters have it made compared to the guys at FedEx Ground. At least where I was at. There was downtime (just a little) but we would never have been able to get away with many of the things that I saw the UPS shifters do. Hell, they'd send one of us inside to various areas (depending on staffing issues) to avoid having too much downtime. There was VERY little chill time on the yard. Plus, we had the bare minimum number of shifters at any given time. Another major difference I had noticed was that at UPS feeder drivers often had to spot trailers and/or pull them from the doors once they were ready even though there were numerous shifters on the yard. At FDX Ground that was rare and only if the contractor (as they are referred to over there) was wanting to get a head start. But they usually only needed to drop inbounds on the inbound lane and pickup outbounds from the outbound lane. There was no need to back up to the docks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Overpaid Union Thug, post: 2274238, member: 198"] I was a shifter (called "Switcher") at FedEx Ground/RPS. It was probably the best job I've ever had between working for both companies. Go for it if you get a shot. Don't even hesitate. You'll be glad you did. I didn't stick around the hub long enough at UPS to get into shifting there but based on what I saw there I can say it seems that UPS shifters have it made compared to the guys at FedEx Ground. At least where I was at. There was downtime (just a little) but we would never have been able to get away with many of the things that I saw the UPS shifters do. Hell, they'd send one of us inside to various areas (depending on staffing issues) to avoid having too much downtime. There was VERY little chill time on the yard. Plus, we had the bare minimum number of shifters at any given time. Another major difference I had noticed was that at UPS feeder drivers often had to spot trailers and/or pull them from the doors once they were ready even though there were numerous shifters on the yard. At FDX Ground that was rare and only if the contractor (as they are referred to over there) was wanting to get a head start. But they usually only needed to drop inbounds on the inbound lane and pickup outbounds from the outbound lane. There was no need to back up to the docks. [/QUOTE]
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