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<blockquote data-quote="bit" data-source="post: 250992" data-attributes="member: 10262"><p>Speaking as a former specialist. I was a specialist before they clamped down and made specialists log there hours. Back then the position sucked - you were basically salaried non-management, so every hour past 40 was a freebie to UPS. You'd get emails from the "opt-in to management" pools and they would cc everyone in the pool, so you could see who else you were competing against for positions that came up. Back then the specialist job was a pretty bad deal...</p><p> </p><p>Now that they're paying OT, it's probably not a bad deal.</p><p> </p><p>I'll have to agree with Specialist4Lyf - "You become one.....you stay one....until you quit.....whether you want to or not. " I had to learn some really specific skills, and then twist some arms (figuratively) to become a supe.</p><p> </p><p>The downside is - the promotion philosophy is that "you should be performing work like the next level" so that they can see that you're ready for the next level. How do you show them that you're willing to do routine overtime when you're out the door at 40 hours?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bit, post: 250992, member: 10262"] Speaking as a former specialist. I was a specialist before they clamped down and made specialists log there hours. Back then the position sucked - you were basically salaried non-management, so every hour past 40 was a freebie to UPS. You'd get emails from the "opt-in to management" pools and they would cc everyone in the pool, so you could see who else you were competing against for positions that came up. Back then the specialist job was a pretty bad deal... Now that they're paying OT, it's probably not a bad deal. I'll have to agree with Specialist4Lyf - "You become one.....you stay one....until you quit.....whether you want to or not. " I had to learn some really specific skills, and then twist some arms (figuratively) to become a supe. The downside is - the promotion philosophy is that "you should be performing work like the next level" so that they can see that you're ready for the next level. How do you show them that you're willing to do routine overtime when you're out the door at 40 hours? [/QUOTE]
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