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<blockquote data-quote="BrownBlackandBlue" data-source="post: 132186" data-attributes="member: 6940"><p>TBT,</p><p> I was on car for 7 years until I was moved to preload and I will say it is much easier to control your hours on the preload where your operation is very defined. </p><p> The first thing you have to realize is that no one cares how many hours you work except you and your family. You could work 20 hours a day and no one would care. When you understand that, you will see that no one is going to help you control your hours except for you.</p><p> I know about our culture of hard work and long hours and I know that you feel guilty when you leave early because you feel like you are letting down the people you work with. </p><p> I also understand your concern about career advancement being tied to hours of work. To some degree that is true. I have seen many people give UPS every waking hour, including the 2 hours every day they spend reminding the boss how much and how hard they work, and they are usually rewarded for it with a promotion.</p><p> My advice, though, is to constanly work to find balance between work and home. Of course some days you have to work 13-14 hours, but there are also alot of days you could leave after 7 or 8 hours. Get past the guilty feeling and take advantage of those oportunities. When you have too much to do in one day, do what absolutely needs to get done and leave the rest for the next day. I had times when I ran a small center alone that it took me a month to catch up to where I had everything done that needed to be done. I always made sure to tell my division manager what was not getting done and what I was doing to catch up. Then it was up to him to get me help if he thought I needed it (He sent me help 1 time when I had to run a route for a week).</p><p> If you are asked to work Saturdays in addition to your already full week, say, "Sure, but how about I take Monday off since I won't see my kids this weekend now." You might not get Monday off this time, but it will make your manager think about what he is doing to you and will make him reconsider next time.</p><p> Hopefully this gives you some ideas on what it takes to control your hours. Just noting that it is a problem on the ERI is not going to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownBlackandBlue, post: 132186, member: 6940"] TBT, I was on car for 7 years until I was moved to preload and I will say it is much easier to control your hours on the preload where your operation is very defined. The first thing you have to realize is that no one cares how many hours you work except you and your family. You could work 20 hours a day and no one would care. When you understand that, you will see that no one is going to help you control your hours except for you. I know about our culture of hard work and long hours and I know that you feel guilty when you leave early because you feel like you are letting down the people you work with. I also understand your concern about career advancement being tied to hours of work. To some degree that is true. I have seen many people give UPS every waking hour, including the 2 hours every day they spend reminding the boss how much and how hard they work, and they are usually rewarded for it with a promotion. My advice, though, is to constanly work to find balance between work and home. Of course some days you have to work 13-14 hours, but there are also alot of days you could leave after 7 or 8 hours. Get past the guilty feeling and take advantage of those oportunities. When you have too much to do in one day, do what absolutely needs to get done and leave the rest for the next day. I had times when I ran a small center alone that it took me a month to catch up to where I had everything done that needed to be done. I always made sure to tell my division manager what was not getting done and what I was doing to catch up. Then it was up to him to get me help if he thought I needed it (He sent me help 1 time when I had to run a route for a week). If you are asked to work Saturdays in addition to your already full week, say, "Sure, but how about I take Monday off since I won't see my kids this weekend now." You might not get Monday off this time, but it will make your manager think about what he is doing to you and will make him reconsider next time. Hopefully this gives you some ideas on what it takes to control your hours. Just noting that it is a problem on the ERI is not going to help. [/QUOTE]
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