Pay the home owner or get suspended?

[Boywondr]

It happens. It’s even encouraged by some supervisors.

Ours got a lot of mud on their pants filling in dual ruts with soil and seeds. Multiple times.

 

[542thruNthru]

Other than if this was my 3rd accident in 9 months. There is absolutely no way I would ever pay for damage I've done with a UPS truck.

@Upsbeerman do you have a lot of accidents? Do you have any with in the last year? What did your shop steward say?

I don't see how they can suspend you for 2 weeks for messing up a drive way.

Like i said this sounds like a joke.

 

[JJinVA]

I dont see what the problem is. I drive in every customers yard. How else am I supposed to back up to the front door?

 

[Fido]

Had some dude here drive up to some ladys house down a dirt road after it had been raining. Realized there was no turn around when he got there so he backed up into her yard and bogged down and tried to unstick himself. ed up her yard. He reported it and ups payed for it. I would never pay for any damage I do on the job. That's why I walk everything off anyways. Also his punishment wasn't a suspension; they put him on a 200 mile a day country route for a whole week blind. Basically to make him walk off every stop.

 

[allahuakbar]

Depends how much it costs. HOW MUCH DID IT COST YOU?

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

I work in one of the bigger delivery centers in the country, and this stuff (taking care of property damage without making it official) happens all the time. Maybe not the conference call though, I've never heard that one before.

I know a guy who was qualifying.

Took out a mailbox on route. Talked to the homeowners and agreed to fix it on the side.
He never went back out there though. They ended up getting fed up, and called it in.
He got DQed, (and darned lucky he didn't get fired for integrity).

 

[Fido]

I know a guy who was qualifying.

Took out a mailbox on route. Talked to the homeowners and agreed to fix it on the side.
He never went back out there though. They ended up getting fed up, and called it in.
He got DQed, (and darned lucky he didn't get fired for integrity).

He stupid I would of went to Lowe’s and went back that day

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

He stupid I would of went to Lowe’s and went back that day

"He wasn't very bright. I would have gone to Lowe's and then gone back to repair/replace the mailbox later on that same day."

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

"He wasn't very bright. I would have gone to Lowe's and then gone back to repair/replace the mailbox later on that same day."

For the love of God.
This isn't a formal letter.
Everyone knew what he meant, and he didn't need correcting. Shut up, and go away.

 

[hellfire]

Is it normal for on roads to cut a side deal? Say you had a incident you didnt report but they worked it out so you could pay the home owner personally?and they dont have to report an accident.

. Yes

 

[Fido]

For the love of God.
This isn't a formal letter.
Everyone knew what he meant, and he didn't need correcting. Shut up, and go away.

Some people just enjoy correcting others too much. Sense of empowerment to make others feel belittled. In reality they’re just a dick.

 

[Upsbeerman]

Im outta jersey so anything goes.

 

[Sissy Brown Short Shorts]

It is not uncommon for a driver who tore up someone's yard to make a side deal with the homeowner to repair the damage in exchange for him/her not reporting the incident.

It is very uncommon for the deal to be made on a conference call and for it to be in lieu of a two week suspension.

I’ve seen this happen twice. Driver bought some sod and dirt and fixed it up for them. The supervisor deal? That’s nuts. I’d love to see what their local would say about that. I bet that meeting didn’t have a steward there.

 

[Boywondr]

I know a guy who was qualifying.

Took out a mailbox on route. Talked to the homeowners and agreed to fix it on the side.
He never went back out there though. They ended up getting fed up, and called it in.
He got DQed, (and darned lucky he didn't get fired for integrity).

They dont fire supervisors in training.

 

[Yolo]

If you ever tear up a yard or knock over a mailbox just call one of your degenerate buddies and have him run over the tire tracks in his personal vehicle.