UPS Shooting- San Francisco (Rant & News thread)

[olroadbeech]

Heard my first smart-assed comment about the tragedy on Friday night, I was at a convenience store in my browns on my way home from work to grab a gallon of milk and some dipstick in line behind me said "wow I never knew UPS could also go postal." I turned around and glared at him for a moment and then wisely decided to be the bigger man and keep my mouth shut rather than dignifying his stupid comment with a response. Some other people in line shook their heads and glared at him also, while giving me sympathetic looks. Best to just let karma deal with people like that...

Happy Father's Day Sober. You are one cool DUDE!

 

[olroadbeech]

This is an especially sad Father's Day for me and other UPSer's for sure.

I lost my Dad a few month's ago and the families that lost their son, father, husband in this shooting are having a bad time that I can not begin to imagine.

These drivers went to work one morning and did not come home.

I'm praying for the families .

Hug all of your family everyday.

 

[MyTripisCut]

So, something else that's been on my mind. At my building, there are several people in management that drive their personal vehicles into the building after we have pulled out. Management sometimes has as much stress and certainly as much ability to be mentally unstable as hourlies. Who checks their vehicle for weapons or bombs? Does this happen anywhere else?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Why do they do that?

 

[Turdferguson]

So, something else that's been on my mind. At my building, there are several people in management that drive their personal vehicles into the building after we have pulled out. Management sometimes has as much stress and certainly as much ability to be mentally unstable as hourlies. Who checks their vehicle for weapons or bombs? Does this happen anywhere else?

They are cracking down on that practice here. Making them enter and leave through the guard shack. They are not happy

 

[MyTripisCut]

Why do they do that?

Idk. Special and lazy? Above the rules mostly.

 

[MyTripisCut]

They are cracking down on that practice here. Making them enter and leave through the guard shack. They are not happy

Good, good.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Idk. Special and lazy? Above the rules mostly.

Are they concerned that someone may try to tamper with their vehicles if they are left unattended?

 

[MyTripisCut]

Are they concerned that someone may try to tamper with their vehicles if they are left unattended?

Nope. They don't want to walk out at night. Far walk to our parking lot I guess. They start leaving when we get back.

 

[10 Pt]

So, something else that's been on my mind. At my building, there are several people in management that drive their personal vehicles into the building after we have pulled out. Management sometimes has as much stress and certainly as much ability to be mentally unstable as hourlies. Who checks their vehicle for weapons or bombs? Does this happen anywhere else?

I read that the driver in Birmingham drove his car thru the feeder gate and into the building.
How much truth was in that report? I don't know.
People who have worked in those facilities for a decent length of time know the gaps/breeches in security check points and surveillance...

but the management does too.

Evidently, we learn the quickest by pain.
Unfortunately, we learn the quickest by pain.
And to that end some of us never get a second chance to do it right as these (hopefully) innocent victims found out last week.

Remember this if you've forgotten it...

we are the largest shipper in the USA and one of the largest in the world.
If we can't fix our internal security problems how is it going with shipping security across the board.
Good luck. This is garbage.

 

[MyTripisCut]

I read that the driver in Birmingham drove his car thru the feeder gate and into the building.
How much truth was in that report? I don't know.
People who have worked in those facilities for a decent length of time know the gaps/breeches in security check points and surveillance...

but the management does too.

Evidently, we learn the quickest by pain.
Unfortunately, we learn the quickest by pain.
And to that end some of us never get a second chance to do it right as these (hopefully) innocent victims found out last week.

Remember this if you've forgotten it...

we are the largest shipper in the USA and one of the largest in the world.
If we can't fix our internal security problems how is it going with shipping security across the board.
Good luck.

Totally agree.

 

[542thruNthru]

Are they concerned that someone may try to tamper with their vehicles if they are left unattended?

Our management team does after lunch. They don't want to leave the car in the heat. Also they don't want to make the walk to their cars after work.

 

[Catatonic]

Why do they do that?

DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!
There is nothing better than Double Standards.
It made getting up at 5am for years worth it all.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

Our management team does after lunch. They don't want to leave the car in the heat. Also they don't want to make the walk to their cars after work.

Too far to waddle.

 

[Coldworld]

You and I are nothing alike.

thank the sweet lord for that!!!

 

[Coldworld]

DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!
There is nothing better than Double Standards.
It made getting up at 5am for years worth it all.

Now your wife is pulling the same crap on you... payback is a bitch....!!!

 

[Coldworld]

Why do they do that?

They don't want anyone keying their precious BMW's or Mercedes..... that's why

 

[rod]

We worked on our cars on weekends and washed them after work in the building for years. Management was never there on weekends and after work they were always gone by 6 pm.

 

[10 Pt]

DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!
There is nothing better than Double Standards.
It made getting up at 5am for years worth it all.

You meant to say a double large glass of water?

 

[rod]

DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!
There is nothing better than Double Standards.
It made getting up at 5am for years worth it all.

I didn't mine getting up at 7:30 and not giving a rats butt about anything either.