Why shouldn't we strike?
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OrionsBitch
Not...
I don't plan on being at UPS for much longer. I don't wanna Miss my kids grow up so I'm getting a different job. UpS has been great for funding my goals and I'm thankful for the job. So no, I'm not sad and I'm not willing to put a price tag on my family.
Over 70
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Trevor! Let's go with the smokes!
Indecisi0n
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That's sad.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
That's just called life.
I talked to four driver out of state this week. They said they are hoping for a strike. I didn't say anything other than introducing myself.
Ticked off drivers everywhere.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
The majority of people work 9 to 5?
I only know one person that pulls those hours consistently and she doesn't make
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Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
People have a right to be mad but it's a generational thing also.
My grandpa got up at 3:30 every morning and went and worked at the railroad til noon. But that wasn't enough for him so he Came home and took a nap. Then worked at the farm til the sun went down
All of the drivers I talked to had over 15 years in.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
I get that. The job has changed a ton for those guys
Trust me...I know
CoryAndTrevor
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Hey, if 9 to 5 isn't the norm, it sure as heck should be. And yeah, life is tough, but at a certain point people are going to get tired of working 60 hour weeks just to survive, while supporting CEOs who want every year's profits to be more than the last because they need four yachts instead of three. I guess not every rich person is scum, but still, one of these days we're going to bring back Lady St. Guillotine.
Over 70
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Jesus man, delivering for UPS isn't an 8 hour job, never will be. Just quit now.
Plenty of careers go 8 hours. My wife's a teacher, makes solid money, works less than 8 hours a day, low stress, better benefits than UPS, fantastic pension, the whole summer off.
The key anymore is to live well below your means which almost no one does. If you're able to do this, you hold the power to really live life how you want to.
I GOT ONE MORE
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And.....?
Total earnings are not total revenues.
Held this stock for over 10 years and averaged 10% every year. No babysitting required. Think rule of 72.
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CoryAndTrevor
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Honestly I'm more pissed off on principle than anything. My wife and I have some money coming in in a couple years and we're going to start a small farm, so yeah I was already planning to quit in 2 or 3 years. I probably will have only just started driving full time by then anyway. It's more just a complaint about the fact that HR should let off-the-street hires know what they're signing up for, hours wise. And also just a millennial complaining about having to work for a living.
JL 0513
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Who told you we work 60 hour weeks?
The national average is around 47 hrs/wk outside of December. It's not that absurd to work 47 hrs a week. It's the least hours I've ever worked. I used to average 57 hrs for numerous years.
Good luck finding a 9-5. That's the exception these days. That's not even 40 hrs unless you don't eat.
1989
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Sounds like a recipe for a dividend reduction.
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