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<blockquote data-quote="Burnt out Manager" data-source="post: 395063"><p>For years....11 I was pursued to go into management. After working preload, summer driver, saturday air driver, full time driver, and talking and talking and talking to other managers at UPS. I finally made the fateful decision to "drink the cool-aid" and submitted a letter. I sat for the panel and 2 days later I had the job offer. Everything was great at first. I did take a 2000.00 pay cut the first year but my first raise more than made up for it as well as the partnership bonus. Slowly more and more responsibilities were heaped upon my shoulders. Started as an on-car, then took over as on car/safety supervisor...then it was on car/safety supervisor/reload sup. All in all my days started at no later than 0600 and ended no earlier than 2130...not to mention the constant phone calls when I was at home or heaven forbid...actually on vacation. As I was told I just wasn't cut out for the job. So instead of mentoring and giving me the training I needed to do my job...I was in essence forced out. More work...more hours...more pain and less time at home for the family. I was told my priorities needed to be UPS and nothing else. My family didn't matter. I resigned that day. I loved UPS until it was made clear to me that Upper management only cared about you as a person until you missed a number or someone had an avoidable accident. While I know for a fact that there are many, many great people that work for UPS in management, I unfortunately had the priviledge to not work under them. after 16 years of giving to the company I was told I wasn't wanted anymore if I wanted to reduce my hours to spend time with my family. Guess who won. The family.</p><p></p><p>Moral of the story....do what you feel is right but be prepared to work long hours. The pay is great but you EARN every penny of it. </p><p></p><p>Better off without UPS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Burnt out Manager, post: 395063"] For years....11 I was pursued to go into management. After working preload, summer driver, saturday air driver, full time driver, and talking and talking and talking to other managers at UPS. I finally made the fateful decision to "drink the cool-aid" and submitted a letter. I sat for the panel and 2 days later I had the job offer. Everything was great at first. I did take a 2000.00 pay cut the first year but my first raise more than made up for it as well as the partnership bonus. Slowly more and more responsibilities were heaped upon my shoulders. Started as an on-car, then took over as on car/safety supervisor...then it was on car/safety supervisor/reload sup. All in all my days started at no later than 0600 and ended no earlier than 2130...not to mention the constant phone calls when I was at home or heaven forbid...actually on vacation. As I was told I just wasn't cut out for the job. So instead of mentoring and giving me the training I needed to do my job...I was in essence forced out. More work...more hours...more pain and less time at home for the family. I was told my priorities needed to be UPS and nothing else. My family didn't matter. I resigned that day. I loved UPS until it was made clear to me that Upper management only cared about you as a person until you missed a number or someone had an avoidable accident. While I know for a fact that there are many, many great people that work for UPS in management, I unfortunately had the priviledge to not work under them. after 16 years of giving to the company I was told I wasn't wanted anymore if I wanted to reduce my hours to spend time with my family. Guess who won. The family. Moral of the story....do what you feel is right but be prepared to work long hours. The pay is great but you EARN every penny of it. Better off without UPS. [/QUOTE]
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