Take Care Of Yourself

[AlliSeeisBrown]

If it’s one thing this job has taught me, it is to take care of yourself. If you are not feeling right (something outside of a minor cold or general sickness) call out and take care of yourself. Don’t push yourself or let management push you to the limits with this job. It’s not worth your life. Take your hour break everyday to rest your body and relax. We lost a brother on road yesterday morning. Not my position to say who, where, how or why. Just take care of yourself.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Sorry for your loss.

I am curious—had this not happened, would you have started this thread?

 

[Richard Harrow]

Yeah yeah yeah, when does his route go up for bid?

 

[Richard Harrow]

I kid. Sorry to hear this.

 

[JL 0513]

Yeah, and unless you're high seniority, management makes it hard to call out. I very seldom do but when I do, it's "we really need you in, we have no more bodies". Always a guilt trip.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Yeah, and unless you're high seniority, management makes it hard to call out. I very seldom do but when I do, it's "we really need you in, we have no more bodies". Always a guilt trip.

"Sorry I can't." *Click*

 

[Brownslave688]

Yeah, and unless you're high seniority, management makes it hard to call out. I very seldom do but when I do, it's "we really need you in, we have no more bodies". Always a guilt trip.

You're weak minded huh

 

[burrheadd]

"Sorry I can't." *Click*

And this coming from a suit

These kids are in for a rough go

 

[olroadbeech]

If it’s one thing this job has taught me, it is to take care of yourself. If you are not feeling right (something outside of a minor cold or general sickness) call out and take care of yourself. Don’t push yourself or let management push you to the limits with this job. It’s not worth your life. Take your hour break everyday to rest your body and relax. We lost a brother on road yesterday morning. Not my position to say who, where, how or why. Just take care of yourself.

good example of "get the big picture" . but when you try to call out they give you about it. never bothered me so much , tho

 

[FrigidFTSup]

And this coming from a suit

These kids are in for a rough go

Seriously. It's my problem, not yours.

If I have to run a route, I have to run a route.

 

[JackStraw]

"Sorry I can't." *Click*

"Put me in for a sick day please"

 

[JL 0513]

You're weak minded huh

Doesn't bother me, just saying that's what they do. As if they only have exactly the amount of drivers needed for routes that day whenever I call out, yet there's drivers who are out all the time.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Doesn't bother me, just saying that's what they do. As if they only have exactly the amount of drivers needed for routes that day whenever I call out, yet there's drivers who are out all the time.

Why worry about those guys when we know you’ll come in and get it done either way?

 

[542thruNthru]

If it’s one thing this job has taught me, it is to take care of yourself. If you are not feeling right (something outside of a minor cold or general sickness) call out and take care of yourself. Don’t push yourself or let management push you to the limits with this job. It’s not worth your life. Take your hour break everyday to rest your body and relax. We lost a brother on road yesterday morning. Not my position to say who, where, how or why. Just take care of yourself.

I always hate to hear we lost one of our own. It pains me even more when it's something that could have easily been avoided.

Thank you for the solid advice. I hope some people out there listen to it. We have a few drivers that are practically hobbling into the building these days. Every single one of them will tell you that they should have listen to their bodies and not their numbers.

Sorry for your loss and my prayers to the drivers friends and family.

 

[Daf]

Yeah, and unless you're high seniority, management makes it hard to call out. I very seldom do but when I do, it's "we really need you in, we have no more bodies". Always a guilt trip.

No. High seniority still gets the guilt trip. We have just learned over the years to tell them "I won't be there"

 

[Benben]

Sorry for your loss.

I am curious—had this not happened, would you have started this thread?

Do you think before you open your mouth or is there a disconnect between your brain and that gash under your nose?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Do you think before you open your mouth or is there a disconnect between your brain and that gash under your nose?

It was a fair question.

 

[Wally]

If it’s one thing this job has taught me, it is to take care of yourself. If you are not feeling right (something outside of a minor cold or general sickness) call out and take care of yourself. Don’t push yourself or let management push you to the limits with this job. It’s not worth your life. Take your hour break everyday to rest your body and relax. We lost a brother on road yesterday morning. Not my position to say who, where, how or why. Just take care of yourself.

If you aren't going to take care of yourself you are rolling the dice. A lot of fat slobs live to an old age too, so figure that one out?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

If you aren't going to take care of yourself you are rolling the dice. A lot of fat slobs live to an old age too, so figure that one out?

We have a driver who drinks at least a 6 pack of Mt. Dew and eats two big bags of chips every day.

He will probably outlive us all.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

"Sorry I can't." *Click*

sorry? More like, thankfully. Or God-willing