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<blockquote data-quote="dosmastr" data-source="post: 1258359" data-attributes="member: 51735"><p>104feeder thanks so much! I really appreciate.</p><p></p><p>I think the only reason the opportunity MAY come up is that the entire feeders dept in my hub is retiring in the next couple years. Like I said, they pushed the lowest seniority guy inside the hub because they didn't need him, and he's got 30+ years.</p><p></p><p>The funny thing is that unless a bunch of package car drivers and 22.3's also want it I may end up a decent distance from the bottom of the seniority ladder. I know of 3 people on the night sort that have CDL's a fellow pt supe and 2 hourlies all of whom I beat out on years of service.</p><p></p><p>What is it for every 13 union members they can hire a guy from mgmt or off the street?</p><p></p><p>wish I could get a look at old hub to feeders bid sheets to get an idea of how many PC drivers were willing to switch and work nights.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now when you guys say the lower seniority people get the crapier times, that's a given but can you flesh that out a little?</p><p></p><p>say for example its a hub that runs 2 sorts and a preload, twi starts at 530pm and runs til 930, the night sort from 1100 to 230 and the preload from 430 to 745 ...</p><p></p><p>What times would upper end people be grabbing up from that pie? early afternoon to early morning so they can still sleep while its dark out?</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm just concerned with the hours and timing because my wife will be a teacher in a couple years... and if she works 7 to 5 and I work 8 to 8 we wont see each other very much. And especially if I got this opportunity we could start a family.... just fearful they would want for nothing except a dad who isn't always sleeping and up all night on the weekends lol. How do you guys make that work? just break the sleep schedule and hang out on weekends?</p><p>Is it like the hub where they have enough workers for a healthy Monday volume but by wed the downward trend in volume has mgmt sending 2 home each day wed-fri?</p><p></p><p>The silly idea I got in my head is to do this for 10 years, buy a modest house and pay it off fairly quickly (I'm a pt sup married to a student... my income is what it is... but I make sure to live within my means... so if we kept our lifestyle more or less the same, even after taxes I might have a spare 30k a year (once at top rate) that I could throw at a mortgage, then in time give someone else the opportunity at feeders and goto school for something... maybe by then i'll have figured out exactly what lol</p><p></p><p>yeah I know that would likely not happen, I'd get set in my ways and never follow through with bailing out... but even so, I'd have 30 and out and still not be 60 yet (or does it not work that way?)</p><p></p><p>thanks again for all the patient answers, I truly appreciate it.</p><p></p><p>Glad I got that union withdrawal card 9 years ago... never thought I'd use it but funny how life does these things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dosmastr, post: 1258359, member: 51735"] 104feeder thanks so much! I really appreciate. I think the only reason the opportunity MAY come up is that the entire feeders dept in my hub is retiring in the next couple years. Like I said, they pushed the lowest seniority guy inside the hub because they didn't need him, and he's got 30+ years. The funny thing is that unless a bunch of package car drivers and 22.3's also want it I may end up a decent distance from the bottom of the seniority ladder. I know of 3 people on the night sort that have CDL's a fellow pt supe and 2 hourlies all of whom I beat out on years of service. What is it for every 13 union members they can hire a guy from mgmt or off the street? wish I could get a look at old hub to feeders bid sheets to get an idea of how many PC drivers were willing to switch and work nights. Now when you guys say the lower seniority people get the crapier times, that's a given but can you flesh that out a little? say for example its a hub that runs 2 sorts and a preload, twi starts at 530pm and runs til 930, the night sort from 1100 to 230 and the preload from 430 to 745 ... What times would upper end people be grabbing up from that pie? early afternoon to early morning so they can still sleep while its dark out? I'm just concerned with the hours and timing because my wife will be a teacher in a couple years... and if she works 7 to 5 and I work 8 to 8 we wont see each other very much. And especially if I got this opportunity we could start a family.... just fearful they would want for nothing except a dad who isn't always sleeping and up all night on the weekends lol. How do you guys make that work? just break the sleep schedule and hang out on weekends? Is it like the hub where they have enough workers for a healthy Monday volume but by wed the downward trend in volume has mgmt sending 2 home each day wed-fri? The silly idea I got in my head is to do this for 10 years, buy a modest house and pay it off fairly quickly (I'm a pt sup married to a student... my income is what it is... but I make sure to live within my means... so if we kept our lifestyle more or less the same, even after taxes I might have a spare 30k a year (once at top rate) that I could throw at a mortgage, then in time give someone else the opportunity at feeders and goto school for something... maybe by then i'll have figured out exactly what lol yeah I know that would likely not happen, I'd get set in my ways and never follow through with bailing out... but even so, I'd have 30 and out and still not be 60 yet (or does it not work that way?) thanks again for all the patient answers, I truly appreciate it. Glad I got that union withdrawal card 9 years ago... never thought I'd use it but funny how life does these things. [/QUOTE]
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