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<blockquote data-quote="TheFigurehead" data-source="post: 1224728" data-attributes="member: 49302"><p>Sure, but lots of places have seasonal employment this time of year. Why work 5x harder at UPS when you could work at just about any retail store during the holidays doing almost nothing for the same, or better, pay? Every year that seasonal UPS job becomes less and less worth it, as the pay fails to reflect the work in any way. I can, at the very least, as a permanent employee, put in my time now, and see some benefit later. Take away the permanent position, the raises, vacation time, other opportunities in the company, the insurance, the pension... and there is no good reason to work that hard for $.25 over minimum wage. </p><p></p><p>Anyone with half a brain can do that math pretty quick... right off the bat they are excluding anyone with an IQ average or above... you are then left with the dregs of society. Why would anyone expect them to perform well? It only takes even the simplest of folks to come to the realization that they could be folding shirts or flipping burgers, not breaking a sweat (or their backs), in a clean, climate controlled, environment for $.50 more an hour. </p><p></p><p>I don't blame any seasonal employee for never showing up again after a day or two. Even as a permanent employee, the pay is insulting for the first few years... but you are paying your dues. The seasonal folks get the same beating, with none of benefits on the other side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheFigurehead, post: 1224728, member: 49302"] Sure, but lots of places have seasonal employment this time of year. Why work 5x harder at UPS when you could work at just about any retail store during the holidays doing almost nothing for the same, or better, pay? Every year that seasonal UPS job becomes less and less worth it, as the pay fails to reflect the work in any way. I can, at the very least, as a permanent employee, put in my time now, and see some benefit later. Take away the permanent position, the raises, vacation time, other opportunities in the company, the insurance, the pension... and there is no good reason to work that hard for $.25 over minimum wage. Anyone with half a brain can do that math pretty quick... right off the bat they are excluding anyone with an IQ average or above... you are then left with the dregs of society. Why would anyone expect them to perform well? It only takes even the simplest of folks to come to the realization that they could be folding shirts or flipping burgers, not breaking a sweat (or their backs), in a clean, climate controlled, environment for $.50 more an hour. I don't blame any seasonal employee for never showing up again after a day or two. Even as a permanent employee, the pay is insulting for the first few years... but you are paying your dues. The seasonal folks get the same beating, with none of benefits on the other side. [/QUOTE]
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