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<blockquote data-quote="Justaloader" data-source="post: 4215735" data-attributes="member: 77989"><p>Never said I wanted to see my workplace do well. Agreed, they won't slowdown the unload. Hell, just yesterday they had us all start at 6:30 (normal start time is 6:00, or 6:15) because the volume was "light". That's a bunch of baloney - they basically shortened the window for us to work (seems they try to have us out of there by 10 pm every night, and then sups run around finishing up iregs and whatever else is left), and slammed us with boxes all night long. It was rough for the areas that don't usually have a heavy flow of packages, as they aren't used to it. As we were walking out at the end of the night - the areas that are usually done by 9-9:30 were still busy. My area closed down at 10, and everything was done (iregs loaded, etc). In my area, we're always overloaded (my PD always has the heavest workload - as everyone in the building will tell you PD5 gets crapped on all the time with workload), so for us it was business as usual.</p><p></p><p>I'm not wearing rose colored glasses. I see both sides of the argument in the sense of understanding why union people get pissed when a non-union member does work that should be being done by a union member, and likewise why sups jump in to help, and union staff don't complain. I understand the whole "taking money out of a union members pocket" side of the argument. Trust me - I'm not a high school kid.....I'm 37, with a 9-5. In case you are wondering why I'm at UPS - simple. I need additional income, they were hiring, and I don't mind physical labor. It's a mindless job, and a workout all the same, that I get paid for. I don't mind it. The politics and beaurocracy - that's annoying. I deal with that enough in my day job.</p><p></p><p>I know that "we" loaders (or anyone that is PT really) don't matter. We're nothing but numbers to the company, and all easily replaceable (which is the downfall of a simple job....you aren't special, and are easily replaceable as anyone can do it). However, I also realize that without the loaders and rest of the PT staff, nothing gets moved....and with that, realistically, the company needs it's workers just as much as the workers need the company. The duality of it is the worker's job is try to do the least amount of work and get paid the most for it, where as the company wants you to do the most amount of work possible and pay you the least for it. It's the effort to strike some sort of balance between those two extremes - that's what I see every day, literally, at the building I work in.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line - I come in, I do the best I can, I move the boxes from here to there, and I go home. I'm reminded of the movie 8 Mile where Eminem is working at Detroit Stamping, and his older co-worker tells him "Stick with the plan, man. Come in, do your work, and shut the friend up." Truer words have never been spoken.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Justaloader, post: 4215735, member: 77989"] Never said I wanted to see my workplace do well. Agreed, they won't slowdown the unload. Hell, just yesterday they had us all start at 6:30 (normal start time is 6:00, or 6:15) because the volume was "light". That's a bunch of baloney - they basically shortened the window for us to work (seems they try to have us out of there by 10 pm every night, and then sups run around finishing up iregs and whatever else is left), and slammed us with boxes all night long. It was rough for the areas that don't usually have a heavy flow of packages, as they aren't used to it. As we were walking out at the end of the night - the areas that are usually done by 9-9:30 were still busy. My area closed down at 10, and everything was done (iregs loaded, etc). In my area, we're always overloaded (my PD always has the heavest workload - as everyone in the building will tell you PD5 gets crapped on all the time with workload), so for us it was business as usual. I'm not wearing rose colored glasses. I see both sides of the argument in the sense of understanding why union people get pissed when a non-union member does work that should be being done by a union member, and likewise why sups jump in to help, and union staff don't complain. I understand the whole "taking money out of a union members pocket" side of the argument. Trust me - I'm not a high school kid.....I'm 37, with a 9-5. In case you are wondering why I'm at UPS - simple. I need additional income, they were hiring, and I don't mind physical labor. It's a mindless job, and a workout all the same, that I get paid for. I don't mind it. The politics and beaurocracy - that's annoying. I deal with that enough in my day job. I know that "we" loaders (or anyone that is PT really) don't matter. We're nothing but numbers to the company, and all easily replaceable (which is the downfall of a simple job....you aren't special, and are easily replaceable as anyone can do it). However, I also realize that without the loaders and rest of the PT staff, nothing gets moved....and with that, realistically, the company needs it's workers just as much as the workers need the company. The duality of it is the worker's job is try to do the least amount of work and get paid the most for it, where as the company wants you to do the most amount of work possible and pay you the least for it. It's the effort to strike some sort of balance between those two extremes - that's what I see every day, literally, at the building I work in. Bottom line - I come in, I do the best I can, I move the boxes from here to there, and I go home. I'm reminded of the movie 8 Mile where Eminem is working at Detroit Stamping, and his older co-worker tells him "Stick with the plan, man. Come in, do your work, and shut the friend up." Truer words have never been spoken. [/QUOTE]
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