OK - I meant to say before 1964.
Now that is just mean.
OK - I meant to say before 1964.
Now that is just mean.
This is getting to deep I'm going too the Life after Brown forum.
Yep, and I plan on getting older.You guys are old...
I am new so I can't go around pointing fingers but I hear drivers complaining about the workload ALL DAY LONG. These are the same drivers that turn around and continue to bust their @$$es and get all the work done sometimes even cutting their lunches short. I hear guys with 25+ years say "i had to take a 15 min lunch to get back on time." This boggles my mind ! Why don't we all work to rule? I talked to a driver the other day that explained to me one of the drivers only gets dispatched with 65-70 a day because he works by the book. center manager has been on him for months but can't hit him on anything because he is doing everything right. Why don't more drivers do this? Not only would it make our daily dispatch go down but then UPS would be forced to hire more drivers. I think its because drivers are scared. I know there is a mixture of the union and driver power but I believe the union is only as strong as its members and from what i see its a joke. I am just so tired of drivers complaining and not doing anything about it. If you aren't going to act then don't b#$%#.
There, that's my rant of the day.
That sucks, I don't have that problem. I am always heavy and Im ok with that, I eat when I'm hungry, I drink when I'm thirsty, and when I need a break I take one...like when it's 115° Other than that I'm not a sitter. I record my time accurately and follow the 300 methods at each stop.Meno: in our shop if you work through your lunch and give a decent ETA your almost certain to be sent to help other people.
That sucks, I don't have that problem. I am always heavy and Im ok with that, I eat when I'm hungry, I drink when I'm thirsty, and when I need a break I take one...like when it's 115° Other than that I'm not a sitter. I record my time accurately and follow the 300 methods at each stop.
Maybe it has something to do with UPS, in the past, hired people with very strong work ethics and many of them coming out of the armed forces.
It's 340 pal, not 300.
Be careful.
We had a Navy seal come into work a few years ago ( preload ). A month later he quit. Heres the strongest of the strongest, trained killer of the upmost grueling training of all and couldnt cut it.
We have a driver that is from the seals ( driving 20+ years ) and says this is the worest ever time since working here.
We had a Navy seal come into work a few years ago ( preload ). A month later he quit. Heres the strongest of the strongest, trained killer of the upmost grueling training of all and couldnt cut it.
We have a driver that is from the seals ( driving 20+ years ) and says this is the worest ever time since working here.
In the past year, we've had 13 - 15 people, newhires, only 2 have made it. Most of them quit, most in the first few weeks. A couple after the first day, and some fired.
Indecisi0n,you start out by saying you can't go around pointing fingers then proceed to do it anyway
But that's ok because you make a valid point.
There are several variables that would affect a drivers ability to not be sheep.
First of all,every hub,center or hut has their own rules.My hub has about 400 drivers.
The truth is,whining is a necessary part of my job.If I don't say anything about the crap loads and the 11.5 hour days,
I will end up going over 12 hours and they get gnarly when you do that.
You may work in a small center,where it's easy to actually get help when you call and say you will have
15 missed businesses.Here,you get week off without pay,and you can grieve it later.
I guess what I'm saying is this.You are new.In time you will see that whining and bitching are necessary to achieve even
a close resemblance to a realistic planned day.
Sometimes screaming helps get your point across,it really wakes them up
I think the larger the facility,the more sheep.
I take my break at 2pm every day and I manage to get all my business done by then.
If I have 45 resi's left at 7pm,I get my air picked up and do 'em one at a time.
Last stop last night 8:55 pm...
Never judge a man till you've drove a day in his browns.
What do you know about sheep? Your in a MANS local (705). All I here about from a sup we have is this & that won't fly down in 705. Your luckyIf you let them know you are a sheep then they will just screw with ewe.
This is the "key". Our new on-road sup's first words at PCM were, "I have heard that this Center is really pro-labor, I know I will have to adjust to this system". He learned real quick. There is not a lot of hourly and management personell sharing good times and laughing. We protect our hours and defend our contract language. Not everyone in the center is on board but we have enough to get it done. Funny, the ones who aren't on board will come running when they get caught doing something they shouldn't be doing. We give them some "tough love" and get it straightend out.What do you know about sheep? Your in a MANS local (705). All I here about from a sup we have is this & that won't fly down in 705
My fault ... I was too general.
I meant Marines and Army.
Air Force and Navy ... nice people but just not the same.