Peak is going to suck

[Browndriver5]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/ups-earnings-surge-led-by-growth-in-international-segment-1438085242


"In addition to charging more, the company plans to use the same number of delivery truck drivers this holiday season, but to extend their hours instead of adding more employees to control costs this year, executives said. UPS is continuing to expand its network capacity, and it is also establishing package pickup locations in 100 cities in an effort to condense deliveries."

 

[Myleftsideistan]

When does peak not suck? I don't get it. Beating the dead horse

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Delivering to Access Point's will help reduce stops. But if they are going to keep the the same amount of drivers, it's going to be a disaster. There's a reason last peak went so smooth and that's because we were over staffed. Why not just hire 25% less seasonals?

 

[GetTacosOrDieTrying]

More money? I don't see the problem.

 

[Browndriver5]

When does peak not suck? I don't get it. Beating the dead horse

This past peak was pretty great

 

[GetTacosOrDieTrying]

Delivering to Access Point's will help reduce stops. But if they are going to keep the the same amount of drivers, it's going to be a disaster. There's a reason last peak went so smooth and that's because we were over staffed. Why not just hire 25% less seasonals?

We also had other hubs take loads off us.

 

[Myleftsideistan]

This past peak was pretty great

Our center hired one extra driver, so it was business as usual. Wish I was you

 

[GetTacosOrDieTrying]

Peak 2014 was easy. 2013 tho was pretty crazy

 

[Browndriver5]

Peak 2014 was easy. 2013 tho was pretty crazy

2013 peak was a disaster

 

[livin the dream]

if this is true, there will be so many service failures that peak 2016 will be like last peak. they'll over compensate again. they only have us for 60 hours idk what they're thinking

 

[GetTacosOrDieTrying]

if this is true, there will be so many service failures that peak 2016 will be like last peak. they'll over compensate again. they only have us for 60 hours idk what they're thinking

They are thinking about that big bonus for hitting the numbers

 

[FrigidFTSup]

We also had other hubs take loads off us.

We didn't have any of that. I kind of wished we did.

Peak 2014 was easy. 2013 tho was pretty crazy

It was like night and day between 2013 and 2014. 2013 as an hourly I was averaging 35 hours a week on local sort with the average check around 50 hours a week adding in preload. Last year I was doing 40 total as PT management. My worst day was only 9.5 hours. I did 5 12 hour days in 2013.

 

[hellfire]

the sky is falling!!! the sky is falling!!! The job sucks year round

 

[FrigidFTSup]

They are thinking about that big bonus for hitting the numbers

And then lose it because of all the missed and late air.

 

[Browndriver5]

if this is true, there will be so many service failures that peak 2016 will be like last peak. they'll over compensate again. they only have us for 60 hours idk what they're thinking

They are thinking about running the old timers ragged. Forcing them into retirement with all these 12 hour dispatches that in 2017 retirement will look like a pretty good idea for a bunch of people. Then have a bunch of new hires at $16 an hour and cover drivers at $29

 

[GetTacosOrDieTrying]

And then lose it because of all the missed and late air.

And damages. Cant forget those

 

[Knothead]

I'm curious what our customers think of us when we ring their doorbell at 10pm?

 

[GetTacosOrDieTrying]

We didn't have any of that. I kind of wished we did.

It was like night and day between 2013 and 2014. 2013 as an hourly I was averaging 35 hours a week on local sort with the average check around 50 hours a week adding in preload. Last year I was doing 40 total as PT management. My worst day was only 9.5 hours. I did 5 12 hour days in 2013.

Same here in 2013 50-60 hour weeks with dubs. 12 hour day at least once a week. It sucked but my check didn't atleast

 

[GetTacosOrDieTrying]

I'm curious what our customers think of us when we ring their doorbell at 10pm?

I think there was a thread on that. The customer wasnt happy

 

[FrigidFTSup]

And damages. Cant forget those

The way we do damages is comical. Gotta make sure it's done right so it gets billed to the hub and not the center...