Sick of hearing from customers, "working late, huh?"

[Lead Belly]

Along with winter's short daylight comes this constant comment from customers. It's one thing if it's after 8, but I'm hearing it in the 5 o'clock hour. Just because it's dark doesn't mean it's late people. I don't have bankers hours like you. So for 3 hours a day I have to respond. I often say "always". In July, if I have a long day and it's 8pm I never hear it. Because it's still light out.

What do you guys say?

I've learned to just agree with them and then forget it even happened. Who cares. People like the sound of their own voice. Indifference to this saves on your blood pressure.

 

[Wally]

Nothing-----engaging them in trivial conversation wastes time.

Unless they happen to be a hot female.

 

[Lead Belly]

You could take three month off like me

Been off a week already and haven't heard that one time

No not once

Do you think you will eventually get sick of being off. I took a month fmla with my first one. Went nutz. Second one two weeks.

 

[Rack em]

Haven't heard it yet this year, but last year a guy met me at the door said the classic "You guys work pretty late". The box I handed him was a home depot box of a light fixture I think. Then I got super pissed because there was a home depot literally 3 blocks away

 

[FrigidFTSup]

It's a wonder why our system can't be set up to move the volume to centers early enough and have it so preload could be wrapped by 7:30am. And drivers could be on road at 8am. Run resi's for an hour and start businesses at 9. Is it really a complete impossibility?

Moving preload back an hour and a half moves everything back an hour and a half. No more late pickups for high volume shippers. All the sorts would have to move back an hour and a half. Even if you ignored all of that, you still aren't moving volume any faster over the ground. So packages that could be delivered in 2 days are now taking 3 days. More 1DA, 2DA, and 3DA volume would have to go by air to make the commits. It makes it all more expensive.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

The box I handed him was a home depot box of a light fixture I think. Then I got super because there was a home depot literally 3 blocks away

Did you deliver the box for free?

 

[Rack em]

I was a utility driver then so basically yes lol. But I hate lazy people so much. If you live close to a store then drive your ass there and get what you need there. People that order their toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water, and dog food are the worst

 

[FrigidFTSup]

I was a utility driver then so basically yes lol. But I hate lazy people so much. If you live close to a store then drive your ass there and get what you need there. People that order their toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water, and dog food are the worst

Those lazy people buying stuff online are creating union jobs for you and your fellow teamsters.

 

[Billy Ray]

Haven't heard it yet this year, but last year a guy met me at the door said the classic "You guys work pretty late". The box I handed him was a home depot box of a light fixture I think. Then I got super because there was a home depot literally 3 blocks away

Perhaps the Home Depot 3 blocks away didn't have that exact fixture in stock. Why do you care anyway; it pays the bills.

 

[Rack em]

I guess lazy people dont bother you, but they bother me.

 

[Shifting Contents]

What are you not getting?

In

Do you think you will eventually get sick of being off. I took a month fmla with my first one. Went nutz. Second one two weeks.

this my 8th

5th at ups

I look forward to it

 

[Lead Belly]

In

this my 8th

5th at ups

I look forward to it

You have 8 kids? You must have a lot of patients.

 

[Billy Ray]

I guess lazy people dont bother you, but they bother me.

Record it as Lazy Person 1, and give it to the clerk...

or
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just do your job and deliver the package.

 

[wayfair]

The box I handed him was a home depot box of a light fixture I think. Then I got super because there was a home depot literally 3 blocks away

Had a customer order 20+ cases of 5 gallon buckets from Home Depot, it was loaded in section 2.... there's a Home Depot less than 1/2 mile from where the business is... challenging day for sure.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

You have 8 kids? You must have a lot of patients.

Hospitals have a lot of patients.

 

[Rack em]

Record it as Lazy Person 1, and give it to the clerk...

or
​

just do your job and deliver the package.

I'm going with option 1

 

[Lead Belly]

Hospitals have a lot of patients.

Ha ha. You got me Dave.

 

[Anthonysg0113]

Moving preload back an hour and a half moves everything back an hour and a half. No more late pickups for high volume shippers. All the sorts would have to move back an hour and a half. Even if you ignored all of that, you still aren't moving volume any faster over the ground. So packages that could be delivered in 2 days are now taking 3 days. More 1DA, 2DA, and 3DA volume would have to go by air to make the commits. It makes it all more expensive.

Well, UPS wants to stick their head in the sand so to speak as when to start preload. A few late airs cures that. Our preload is starting at 2:30 am tonight. Still won't get out of the building til after 8 am. I don't mind putting in an 11 to 12 hour day! Overtime!!$!!$!!$.

 

[Cementups]

I guess lazy people dont bother you, but they bother me.

Lazy people are the reason we have jobs. Get used to it.

 

[cosmo1]

Look again, I posted two different figures. When you consider the whole population, only 45% of people work. 1/3rd not working figure excludes many segments including children.

We need real links to your figures.

Do they include retirees? How about retirees like me that work part time, but don't get enough hours to be considered employed?