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Should Upstate Bid a 22.3 Job? (On Topic--please)
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<blockquote data-quote="cosmo1" data-source="post: 2013278" data-attributes="member: 13442"><p>Speaking from personal experience, Dave, I'm not so sure you would like it.</p><p></p><p>In early 2003, I bid a 22.3 preload/porter job. And, much of my porter time was driving, either late airs, running overflow to satellite routes or actually small splits off existing routes.</p><p></p><p>I did, and you damned well better, gain much more respect for the good preloaders who dragged themselves in every day at 4:00 AM or earlier to do one of the tougher jobs at UPS. It is hard work, and at your age, walking on concrete for four or more hours every morning is going to be hard on you.</p><p></p><p>As far as overtime, here it seemed to be a flavor-of-the-month sort of thing. Much of the year, I was capped at forty hours, unless my center manager needed me to help someone and was willing to go out on a limb and send me out longer. During peak, twelve-plus hour days were common, but I was still getting done before dark.</p><p></p><p>Make sure you have and out. Somebody else near retirement with a route you may like running. That's how I got back out on the street, and I was glad I was able to.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, and you can PM me with any questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cosmo1, post: 2013278, member: 13442"] Speaking from personal experience, Dave, I'm not so sure you would like it. In early 2003, I bid a 22.3 preload/porter job. And, much of my porter time was driving, either late airs, running overflow to satellite routes or actually small splits off existing routes. I did, and you damned well better, gain much more respect for the good preloaders who dragged themselves in every day at 4:00 AM or earlier to do one of the tougher jobs at UPS. It is hard work, and at your age, walking on concrete for four or more hours every morning is going to be hard on you. As far as overtime, here it seemed to be a flavor-of-the-month sort of thing. Much of the year, I was capped at forty hours, unless my center manager needed me to help someone and was willing to go out on a limb and send me out longer. During peak, twelve-plus hour days were common, but I was still getting done before dark. Make sure you have and out. Somebody else near retirement with a route you may like running. That's how I got back out on the street, and I was glad I was able to. Good luck, and you can PM me with any questions. [/QUOTE]
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