Working at UPS as a loader...GREAT WORKOUT

[ManBearPig...]

another thing, maybe things have changed but they lied about everything from the beginning

i remember the newspaper ad said you would get benefits, when i started you had to wait 6 months or so, the ad made it sound like you got benefits right away

also they told me they didn't care about how fast you loaded, as long as you didn't mis sort the packages

the truth was they didn't care if you had 100 mis sorts, as long as you finished loading a truck within an hour

i loaded something like 15000 packages without one single mis sort in a month, they sent me to the unload because other guys loaded faster while having tons of mis sorts

E

well, it's your fault for trying too hard.  they wouldn't give us percentages, they'd give us a "scan quota".  so we'd scan like 400 in a row, then not scan half the truck.

i was also a 2nd string sorter, so whenever they'd send our main sorter somewhere else, i'd sort.  that was great.  you're high up on the belt, i'd just sit up there and smoke.

[nodeal]

I'm assuming you're 18 or 19 years old right?

Almost. I'm 20.

another thing, maybe things have changed but they lied about everything from the beginning

i remember the newspaper ad said you would get benefits, when i started you had to wait 6 months or so, the ad made it sound like you got benefits right away

also they told me they didn't care about how fast you loaded, as long as you didn't mis sort the packages

the truth was they didn't care if you had 100 mis sorts, as long as you finished loading a truck within an hour

i loaded something like 15000 packages without one single mis sort in a month, they sent me to the unload because other guys loaded faster while having tons of mis sorts

E

No offense but you seem to bitch a lot.

[Earl1972]

well, it's your fault for trying too hard.

haha they said i wasn't trying hard enough, even though i felt like i was killing myself

did you have a problem with your hands?  my hands were sore a month after i quit

E

[webcake]

What is this "work" that you speak of?

[Earl1972]

Almost. I'm 20.

No offense but you seem to bitch a lot.

talk to me when you aren't "training" anymore, kid

E

[nodeal]

talk to me when you aren't "training" anymore, kid

E

you seem grouchy and past your prime.

[Earl1972]

you seem grouchy and past your prime.

you seem young and dumb sorry i'm not telling you what you want to hear

again talk to me after "training"

E

[webcake]

you seem young and dumb sorry i'm not telling you what you want to hear

again talk to me after "training"

E

What do you mean by "training", Earl?

Do you not train?

[Earl1972]

What do you mean by "training", Earl?

Do you not train?

the training is when you are supervised loading a truck, they tell you how to do everything and basically let you work at your own pace

once you are out of training they want you to work super fast

E

[webcake]

the training is when you are supervised loading a truck, they tell you how to do everything and basically let you work at your own pace

once you are out of training they want you to work super fast

E

Gotcha.

Do you work at UPS or something similar?

[Earl1972]

Gotcha.

Do you work at UPS or something similar?

i quit 20 years ago

worst job ever

E

[nodeal]

you seem young and dumb sorry i'm not telling you what you want to hear

again talk to me after "training"

E

Spare me. I'm the only new guy in my section. I see the pace everyone works at and I will be up to speed soon enough. You make it seem like an unreasonably grueling job. It's not. If every worker was as wishy washy as you, there would be no productivity.

[Doug_Steele]

Spare me. I'm the only new guy in my section. I see the pace everyone works at and I will be up to speed soon enough. You make it seem like an unreasonably grueling job. It's not. If every worker was as wishy washy as you, there would be no productivity.

How do you like building the T-Walls? I had people who could not build a damn wall and i was like wtf? I always told them that it was like playing Tetris

[Doug_Steele]

Do not forget to Scan the inside the trailer....I cannot have any misloads!!  Try to get on the slide brah...You will have the best Delt workout ever!!

Do you still take those test? Look for the give aways at the end of the month!!

Insurance kicks in on the first day of the sixth month that you started 

[Earl1972]

Spare me. I'm the only new guy in my section. I see the pace everyone works at and I will be up to speed soon enough. You make it seem like an unreasonably grueling job. It's not. If every worker was as wishy washy as you, there would be no productivity.

hmm again that's what i thought while training

keep thinking positive, that will keep you going

E

[Dballn247]

I give you props for doing some hard labor.  About 8 months ago while I was between jobs and living off of my 401K, I decided to get a job to offset the money coming out of my savings.  I worked for a lumber yard arranging orders for contractors.  It was hard work but I did get that sense of satisfaction at the end of a hard days work.  The kind I never had when I would finish out the day at my desk job. 

It was great.  Awesome way to blow off steam and not have too much face to face interaction with people.

The other job I had was cleaning pools part time.  That was fun.  If I could work both of those jobs and make what I make now, I would be a happy man.  Being a mediation specialist for an insurance company I don't think the two part time salaries would ever come close.......but everyones gotta have a dream.

[calfzilla]

A real life Doug Heffernan in the making here. 

[Doug_Steele]

i quit 20 years ago

worst job ever

E

That was one of the best Jobs that i have ever had. I came home soaking wet even when it was 30 degrees outside!! I learned so much from UPS and i am still proud that i got the chance to work for them.

[nodeal]

How do you like building the T-Walls? I had people who could not build a damn wall and i was like wtf? I always told them that it was like playing Tetris

That seems to be the #1 training tip...pretend you're playing tetris. I do my best but it's still hard to get used to. I see guys who have been working there a while who know exactly where to put every box...it's second nature to them. Sometimes when I have a box I need to stop and think about where to put it. Time will fix that, though, as I get used to the job.

Do not forget to Scan the inside the trailer....I cannot have any misloads!!  Try to get on the slide brah...You will have the best Delt workout ever!!

Do you still take those test? Look for the give aways at the end of the month!!

Insurance kicks in on the first day of the sixth month that you started 

They wrote a new contract...my benefits don't kick in until one year. 

I give you props for doing some hard labor.  About 8 months ago while I was between jobs and living off of my 401K, I decided to get a job to offset the money coming out of my savings.  I worked for a lumber yard arranging orders for contractors.  It was hard work but I did get that sense of satisfaction at the end of a hard days work.  The kind I never had when I would finish out the day at my desk job. 

It was great.  Awesome way to blow off steam and not have too much face to face interaction with people.

The other job I had was cleaning pools part time.  That was fun.  If I could work both of those jobs and make what I make now, I would be a happy man.  Being a mediation specialist for an insurance company I don't think the two part time salaries would ever come close.......but everyones gotta have a dream.

I agree. I think it would benefit everyone to do some manual labor at some point in their lives. Great experience.

That was one of the best Jobs that i have ever had. I came home soaking wet even when it was 30 degrees outside!! I learned so much from UPS and i am still proud that i got the chance to work for them.

Hell yes!

[Doug_Steele]

Wow! I am shocked that the union let that happen. No benefits untill a year...

That sucks because i know Exactly how hard that job can be and is.

I hope that you have cool supervisors.

Try to get there early and bring a bunch of quarters and buy all the Dasani water from the machines!!

I never had a problem with having my fridge full of water!!

Building the T-Walls will come quick and be like second nature.

I did not think much about working at UPS or that it would be a "Hard Job" but now when i get a package from those guys...I respect them. They had to start where you are starting and did all that work too.

Try to get on the slide though. Does your Super come to help you out? It was hard for me not to help my guys out when i became a supervisor but the union would get involved and not let me help because i would "Take away Hours from the guys".

Do driver Helper in November and December. The hills are a bitch to run through while wearing boots

[ManBearPig...]

i remember about 3rd month in i could put a lighter under my fingers and hold it for a few seconds with no burn.  it was fucked up.

the mexicans would always steal shit, especially starter jackets cuz they could just put them on, throw some dirt on them, and walk past security.

[Deicide]

Thinking about hard labour as a Plan C if Plan A and Plan B don't work out.

Team Horrible Genetics approved

[polychronopolous]

Wow! I am shocked that the union let that happen. No benefits untill a year...

The union don't have the same amount of power as a few decades ago.

They've been making alot concessions in recent years.

[pumpster]

UPS drivers have a civilized shift and do not load their own boxes, whereas Fedex drivers who have no union have much longer shifts AND have to load their own boxes early-morning. Fedex needs a union.

[polychronopolous]

Fedex needs a union.

Agreed.

I imagine they got a few "union busting" tricks up there sleeves but it would really nice to see them go that way.