BrownCafe

UPS says it plans to hire hundreds of part-time employees in metro Atlanta in the upcoming months.

The mail delivery announced Thursday that it expects to hire over 250 employees in the area due to the rise in shipping connected to increased e-commerce purchases

The company says the jobs would be permanent, part-time package handling positions in UPS sortation hubs and centers. These jobs could lead to a long-term career. According to the company, more than 56 percent of UPS drivers and management were originally hired from the part-time package handler positions.

More than 56 percent of UPS’s current drivers and management staff were originally hired for part-time package handler jobs. Promotion from within enabled many to begin their careers at UPS.

UPS announced Wednesday plans to hire around 450 new employees in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to support increases in demand.

The shipping company plans to hire employees for sorting hubs in Fort Worth, Arlington, DFW International Airport and Mesquite for permanent, part-time package handling positions, according to a news release.

These part-time employees may also have the opportunity to advance into full-time roles, with more than 120,000 part-time employees having transitioned into full-time driving or management positions, according to the release.

UPS announced a new hiring effort Wednesday looking to fill roughly 1,000 part- and full-time positions across the Chicago area.

The package delivery company is seeking tractor-trailer drivers and part-time workers who can make up to $24 hourly with annual raises.

Over 500 full-time tractor-trailer team driver positions are available.

A teenager was left lying in a Manhattan street after being beaten up over his sneakers, and a UPS driver didn’t think twice before jumping in when he saw that teen was in trouble.

The violent attack in Chelsea unfolded on May 14. Video shows two people in black chasing a teenager down to the ground, punching and kicking him before taking off with his Nike Air Force 1s.

But the first person on the scene was not your ordinary responder. This time, a UPS driver delivered a helping hand for the victim and words for the suspects.

“I yelled back, ‘Really? That’s all you want? You wanted his sneakers?’” Christopher McCall told CBS2’s Cory James.

A UPS driver is going viral after sharing what he claims was his “most unreasonable” encounter with a customer.

The story comes from a TikTok user named @your_uncle_dave, who explained the alleged counter in response to a recent Stitch video trend.

That trend, started by user @steveioe, asked TikTokers to share an “unreasonable request” they’d received while trying to help someone at their job. As it turns out, @your_uncle_dave had just the story.

“Another day in the life of a UPS guy” he captioned his video.