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<blockquote data-quote="Buffaloaf" data-source="post: 592390" data-attributes="member: 20890"><p>If you are passionate about law enforcement, then I would get into law enforcement. If you think that law enforcement is alright, but is a steady job and can pay the bills, then I would consider staying with UPS and being a driver. Drivers (depending on if you're pkg or feeder, I suppose) probably get paid better than a regular "cop" and don't have to worry about getting shot at. Where I work, I have only heard of drivers getting fired for committing egregious safety violations (one guy ran a lady over in the yard) or for repeatedly making the same mistake over again (pulling trailers off the wall whlie people are still inside of them). Other than these things, the union will be able to prevent you from losing your job (or will get you your job back) for just about any other violation (performance or attendance). Bear in mind too that because we have a union at UPS, management tries to terminate people at a higher rate than non-union companies because it takes more to terminate a person when there is a union. So the "termination" word gets tossed around a lot, but actual termination (e.g. the person is no longer with the company and has no chance of coming back) happens far less than non-union companies. Anyways, I'm getting long winded, but this is my opinion on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffaloaf, post: 592390, member: 20890"] If you are passionate about law enforcement, then I would get into law enforcement. If you think that law enforcement is alright, but is a steady job and can pay the bills, then I would consider staying with UPS and being a driver. Drivers (depending on if you're pkg or feeder, I suppose) probably get paid better than a regular "cop" and don't have to worry about getting shot at. Where I work, I have only heard of drivers getting fired for committing egregious safety violations (one guy ran a lady over in the yard) or for repeatedly making the same mistake over again (pulling trailers off the wall whlie people are still inside of them). Other than these things, the union will be able to prevent you from losing your job (or will get you your job back) for just about any other violation (performance or attendance). Bear in mind too that because we have a union at UPS, management tries to terminate people at a higher rate than non-union companies because it takes more to terminate a person when there is a union. So the "termination" word gets tossed around a lot, but actual termination (e.g. the person is no longer with the company and has no chance of coming back) happens far less than non-union companies. Anyways, I'm getting long winded, but this is my opinion on it. [/QUOTE]
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