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<blockquote data-quote="dave_socal" data-source="post: 111792" data-attributes="member: 5582"><p>I've just started feeder this year and the transition from 18 years in package has been very notable. In my former center, most fellow drivers treat me the same but I notice some have begun to close ranks among themselves. Its clear I'm no longer one of "them". My new feeder dept the drivers are starting to warm up to me but its just different. As a new package driver you form bonds through the hard days when other drivers bail you out and vice versa. I guess the new young drivers just dont have the same respect to the senior drivers that I had when I entered package. I agree that management's training is key to trying to pass on the culture of UPS to the new recruits. I used to think that a good utility package driver should make more than even feeder drivers but after this time in feeder I've come to realize that night work wears on you more than most understand and the responsability of not crashing one of those rigs is awesome so the pay differance is understandable especially for sleeper teams. Also the older feeder driver is generally more detached after years of night work and that maybe percieved as arrogant(some guys are) by the package driver. STLFeeder I find that size of some older hubs to be the source of many problems to all drivers including shifters, carwashers, mechanics etc sometimes I lose my patience too. All that being said we're all UPSers and should pull together for the financial benefit of us all this involves extending common courtesy from all sides. As for this board I have trouble with anyone here who pretends to know UPS from top to bottom and makes sure you read about it everyday! I think eveyone's opinion has merit but don't patronize me with constant bogus expertise on all but every issue on this site, and you can guess of whom I imply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave_socal, post: 111792, member: 5582"] I've just started feeder this year and the transition from 18 years in package has been very notable. In my former center, most fellow drivers treat me the same but I notice some have begun to close ranks among themselves. Its clear I'm no longer one of "them". My new feeder dept the drivers are starting to warm up to me but its just different. As a new package driver you form bonds through the hard days when other drivers bail you out and vice versa. I guess the new young drivers just dont have the same respect to the senior drivers that I had when I entered package. I agree that management's training is key to trying to pass on the culture of UPS to the new recruits. I used to think that a good utility package driver should make more than even feeder drivers but after this time in feeder I've come to realize that night work wears on you more than most understand and the responsability of not crashing one of those rigs is awesome so the pay differance is understandable especially for sleeper teams. Also the older feeder driver is generally more detached after years of night work and that maybe percieved as arrogant(some guys are) by the package driver. STLFeeder I find that size of some older hubs to be the source of many problems to all drivers including shifters, carwashers, mechanics etc sometimes I lose my patience too. All that being said we're all UPSers and should pull together for the financial benefit of us all this involves extending common courtesy from all sides. As for this board I have trouble with anyone here who pretends to know UPS from top to bottom and makes sure you read about it everyday! I think eveyone's opinion has merit but don't patronize me with constant bogus expertise on all but every issue on this site, and you can guess of whom I imply. [/QUOTE]
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