BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
This ain't 1954 Boss. You wanna make a decent living you ain't working 9-5....
USPS employee considering UPS
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I was a letter carrier at USPS and now work for UPS.
More specifically....I was a a T.E. at USPS. The union royally screwed us by getting rid of that job title and changing it to C.C.A so they could cut $5.95/hr from us. I'm a cover driver at UPS now and make $25.21/hr.
With that said, UPS is 10 times harder and worse than USPS. Seriously. I'm not the type that likes to give advice because people are different (you might like UPS, I dunno) but I'm pretty adamant on this subject. lol. Delivering mail I remember thinking "damn the UPS guy has it easy, he just drives around mostly while I'm walking all these loops". Boy was I wrong. Getting in/out of that truck 180 times a day by itself is a lot of wear and tear on the body. Every day is overwhelming, these trucks don't go out half empty, or even full...they are WAY OVER full every fricken day pretty much.
It was a probably a mistake for me to leave USPS (although I'm not sure how I would have afforded my mortgage).
You would likely work Saturdays as a new UPS driver delivering next day air. If you have cover drivers their, it's likely you would work only a couple days a week then Saturday.
I know USPS has no OT list....no more than 8 hours or you can grieve it....UPS's "list" is ridiculous...it's 9.5. Here, that puts you clocking out at 7:15, not much time for a life. I remember clocking out almost every day at 4:30 for one summer at USPS, man it was awesome.
I could say a lot more but this is too long already. I encountered some harassment at USPS...the Postmaster stood behind me my first couple days as a CCA while I was casing mail...I didn't know the route...of course I was slow casing it. Then he drove by me multiple times on the road. But the harassment at UPS is WAY worse!
I probably make $3/hr more now but it's seriously not worth it. Not even close. Not to me anyways. I have delivered to that postmaster and see letter carrier friends every day. I just act like I made a great decision and UPS is great, lol. If UPS was a 8 or 9 hour job and was done around 5:00 it would be a different world to me probably. But I often don't get home til 8:00 or 9:00 at night at UPS.
We've had 2 drivers quit within the last couple weeks. In my center I'm sure over 100 people have quit since I've been there...I'm including preloaders, supervisors etc. but that should tell you something. It's not a good place to work. That's my opinion anyways.
More specifically....I was a a T.E. at USPS. The union royally screwed us by getting rid of that job title and changing it to C.C.A so they could cut $5.95/hr from us. I'm a cover driver at UPS now and make $25.21/hr.
With that said, UPS is 10 times harder and worse than USPS. Seriously. I'm not the type that likes to give advice because people are different (you might like UPS, I dunno) but I'm pretty adamant on this subject. lol. Delivering mail I remember thinking "damn the UPS guy has it easy, he just drives around mostly while I'm walking all these loops". Boy was I wrong. Getting in/out of that truck 180 times a day by itself is a lot of wear and tear on the body. Every day is overwhelming, these trucks don't go out half empty, or even full...they are WAY OVER full every fricken day pretty much.
It was a probably a mistake for me to leave USPS (although I'm not sure how I would have afforded my mortgage).
You would likely work Saturdays as a new UPS driver delivering next day air. If you have cover drivers their, it's likely you would work only a couple days a week then Saturday.
I know USPS has no OT list....no more than 8 hours or you can grieve it....UPS's "list" is ridiculous...it's 9.5. Here, that puts you clocking out at 7:15, not much time for a life. I remember clocking out almost every day at 4:30 for one summer at USPS, man it was awesome.
I could say a lot more but this is too long already. I encountered some harassment at USPS...the Postmaster stood behind me my first couple days as a CCA while I was casing mail...I didn't know the route...of course I was slow casing it. Then he drove by me multiple times on the road. But the harassment at UPS is WAY worse!
I probably make $3/hr more now but it's seriously not worth it. Not even close. Not to me anyways. I have delivered to that postmaster and see letter carrier friends every day. I just act like I made a great decision and UPS is great, lol. If UPS was a 8 or 9 hour job and was done around 5:00 it would be a different world to me probably. But I often don't get home til 8:00 or 9:00 at night at UPS.
We've had 2 drivers quit within the last couple weeks. In my center I'm sure over 100 people have quit since I've been there...I'm including preloaders, supervisors etc. but that should tell you something. It's not a good place to work. That's my opinion anyways.
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Yep. Common misconception among pretty much everyone but UPS drivers.
"All you do is drop off boxes. How hard can it be?"
People have no idea. Prospective UPSers pop up here on BC and are like, "I'm bored with my office job and want to go on an adventure as a UPS driver!" Lol
MC4YOU2
Wherever I see Trump, it smells like he's Putin.
Tell that to my mail carrier. But hurry up, he's punching the clock while you're on pick ups.
Hellobrown2000
Well-Known Member
None of these people will quit ups either. So understand that along with all their complaining.
dookie stain
Cornfed whiteboy
I'd never work at the post office...do you know why? Well I'll tell you why....cause I'm a goddam cowboy
hellfire
no one considers UPS people."real" Teamsters.-BUG
That pretty much answers all questions about this post
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Most people think we do 40 or so stops a day also.
hellfire
no one considers UPS people."real" Teamsters.-BUG
Upstate does 41
Yolo
Well-Known Member
Chances are your first position at UPS would be a package handler. Pay is $10 or minimum wage whichever is higher. You have to wait a year for benefits, holiday pay. And you get to get up at 4am to work 3.5-5 hours. The chance to go into driving could take 6 months. Could take 6 years. And when you get your chance to drive there's no guarantee that you will actually qualify. And you will be working Saturdays.
N
Nothing by 1030 anymore
Guest
Lol. Your experience means nothing to ups. Take the way you describe your work and management BS and times that times ten and you have ups .
StoptheAct1212
Well-Known Member
Stay where your at.... making more money is not worth it
BakerMayfield2018
Fight the power.
Don't let the door hit ya on the way out.
ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
The best is a residential that calls in an on demand pickup with a one hour commit. These morons think we pick up the package and run straight to the airport with it.
MAKAVELI
Well-Known Member
Welcome to FedEx Express.
Myleftsideistan
Hot
Do you even lift bruh?
MAKAVELI
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SaladTosser
Kill me now
I feel like UPS is the better place to work. I have a sister who is a mail carrier and she barely has a full weekend off. You might clock out earlier at the post office, but after you get enough seniority at UPS, it's easy street. I don't clock out at 8 or 9 at night anymore. But both have their ups and downs, so good luck to you.
