Manualshiftdriverhelperil
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Driver Helpers perspective, Now the story here goes; I was doing my fourth day as a driver helper god forbid me having all the perks and benefits of a union worker. I mean c'mon man I wish I had the insurance to get my fillings in and my wisdom teeth removed. I'm getting paid $9.25 an hour. So In the middle of our route, while my driver (7 plus years in) isn't the worse guy. Although he loves watching me run back to the truck as I struggle and die after four days of grueling cumbersome quarter mile country road drive-ups. There was this one instance where he pulled up to the FREAKING GARAGE door the day before, and today made me walk the whole drive way. After explaining I had IT-band syndrome which is a horrible knee pain and only to start in my mid twenties. Well, there was one specific stop where the customer keeps a red bin outside the door and the third day decides to show up for the stop. Now the customer HANDS ME A CASH INCENTIVE envelope that I can clearly see a TEN DOLLAR BILL bleeding through plus even more CASH MONEY somewhere in between there. But, my driver insists he takes it. There was a awkward silence after this moment. I mean C'MON MAN! I should recieve it. I am broke, hungry, out of work by tomorrow and have atleast a dozen bandages on my body. But he takes it, and the guilt was in the air most definitively. Now, I am riding empty on my gas tank and I pray to god I make it to my next and final destination for the driver helper gig.
Cliff Notes:
--U.S citizen happy to receive job from UPS, not minding that I don't receive the driver's hourly pay and Teamster union benefits.
--Respect the teamster union more than anything working for UPS. Plus I find out what the perks and benefits are for the drivers. Especially the driver's hourly pay.
--Limping and in tearful pain for long walks to customers property as a "SEASONAL EMPLOYEE," with driver already knowing this information.
--Driver takes envelope after customer hands me the cash incentive that I already know is wrong to accept anyway after company's police on this manner at orientation.
--Sad, Depressed, lonely, hungry and feeling it.
WHAT SHOULD I DO TEAMSTER UNION? WHAT SHOULD I DO?!?!
Cliff Notes:
--U.S citizen happy to receive job from UPS, not minding that I don't receive the driver's hourly pay and Teamster union benefits.
--Respect the teamster union more than anything working for UPS. Plus I find out what the perks and benefits are for the drivers. Especially the driver's hourly pay.
--Limping and in tearful pain for long walks to customers property as a "SEASONAL EMPLOYEE," with driver already knowing this information.
--Driver takes envelope after customer hands me the cash incentive that I already know is wrong to accept anyway after company's police on this manner at orientation.
--Sad, Depressed, lonely, hungry and feeling it.
WHAT SHOULD I DO TEAMSTER UNION? WHAT SHOULD I DO?!?!