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Gurtholfin said:
Oh yeah... and I was a Teamster. :D

For 5 weeks.

Brothers for life though. :p
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So you know a guy who knows a guy. That is good to be aware of.

I worked at a Hostess warehouse as a fill-in schlepping loads and building scaffolding one summer. It was a family-owned facility. We actually had a really good time.
 
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unofan said:
Never say never. There are times for anger, as with anything else.
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It seldom turns out well.

Even if the delay is momentary, respond with forethought and intent (and if need be, malace), not a mere unthinking reactionary lash.
 
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The Sicatoka said:
It seldom turns out well.

Even if the delay is momentary, respond with forethought and intent (and if need be, malace), not a mere unthinking reactionary lash.
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Hence using your anger.

Frankly, if you're not angry about what this group of thugs and thieves has done to this country, you haven't used any forethought.
 
Gurtholfin said:
I was a seasonal driver one season.

I'm still scarred.

It wasn't the physical aspects as you get used to it. It's 100% mental as it feels like the truck will never be empty. You've done hours and hours and look back and the truck is still full.

Delivering packages at 9:00PM to nicely decorated, warm homes is a lonely endeavor at this time of year too.

I'm amazed at what those people get done in this short window.


They wanted me to consider going into management and I declined.


Oh yeah... and I was a Teamster. :D

For 5 weeks.

Brothers for life though. :p
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I’ve worked at UPS for 11 years and I still wonder how the drivers do it sometimes. On top of having to deliver at 9pm during Christmas they’re usually getting hounded by management all day about various things. I’ll just stick to being a ramper thank you.

Of course I’ll be a driver before I’ll ever do Pre-Load. “Hey we need you to load 4 trucks simultaneously while we’re unloading eleventy billion packages per hour. And start time is 1:30. AM.”
 
Jimjamesak said:
I’ve worked at UPS for 11 years and I still wonder how the drivers do it sometimes. On top of having to deliver at 9pm during Christmas they’re usually getting hounded by management all day about various things. I’ll just stick to being a ramper thank you.

Of course I’ll be a driver before I’ll ever do Pre-Load. “Hey we need you to load 4 trucks simultaneously while we’re unloading eleventy billion packages per hour. And start time is 1:30. AM.”
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My dad works for usps. Said they hired 100 seasonal workers this year and 10 showed up. He’s having to go in four hours early some days.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
I’ve worked at UPS for 11 years and I still wonder how the drivers do it sometimes. On top of having to deliver at 9pm during Christmas they’re usually getting hounded by management all day about various things. I’ll just stick to being a ramper thank you.

Of course I’ll be a driver before I’ll ever do Pre-Load. “Hey we need you to load 4 trucks simultaneously while we’re unloading eleventy billion packages per hour. And start time is 1:30. AM.”
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As with most big-rig drivers, long long hours for my UPS guy. Basically maxing out to the legal limits for those types of drivers. It's crazy.
 
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I did a few days or parts of days doing odd jobs.

My favorite was taking a rental Ryder out and doing large pickups – smaller vehicle and only pickups, radio/mp3, etc…

I also did some deliveries of additional freight mid day to drivers out on their routes.

This would start with the belts running and a never freaking end of packages coming down at a pace that you'd have to be moving FAST and sorting on the go as you read 14pt type that is rolling past.

Always started well enough and organized and eventually ended with the back of my Ryder a mess that I'd have to re-sort as a sup would look at me with disdain and disappointment. Never got yelled at though as they could see I was bustin my arse and they knew I could walk anytime I wanted being a temp.

I was actually getting competent in most things right around the time it ended.

Again though – what they do on a broad logistical front as well as on the local level is mind boggling. It's a wonder that we get our packages almost 100% of the time.


Thank your driver if you ever get the chance.

It's rare and appreciated.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
Thank your driver if you ever get the chance.

It's rare and appreciated.
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I'm always very appreciative and they look at me like I'm from outer space*. They really get crapped on most the time.

* I mean, yes, I get that a lot anyway.
 
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Kepler said:
I'm always very appreciative and they look at me like I'm from outer space*. They really get crapped on most the time.

* I mean, yes, I get that a lot anyway.
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At one stop, I remember a basket out with beverages and snacks and had a note thanking FedEx, UPS and USPS.

That brought a smile and lightened my mood fop a bit lthough I took nothing as I had plenty with me.
 
Gurtholfin said:
I did a few days or parts of days doing odd jobs.

My favorite was taking a rental Ryder out and doing large pickups – smaller vehicle and only pickups, radio/mp3, etc…

I also did some deliveries of additional freight mid day to drivers out on their routes.

This would start with the belts running and a never freaking end of packages coming down at a pace that you'd have to be moving FAST and sorting on the go as you read 14pt type that is rolling past.

Always started well enough and organized and eventually ended with the back of my Ryder a mess that I'd have to re-sort as a sup would look at me with disdain and disappointment. Never got yelled at though as they could see I was bustin my arse and they knew I could walk anytime I wanted being a temp.

I was actually getting competent in most things right around the time it ended.

Again though – what they do on a broad logistical front as well as on the local level is mind boggling. It's a wonder that we get our packages almost 100% of the time.


Thank your driver if you ever get the chance.

It's rare and appreciated.
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Just brought out a container of packages for the trucks off the plane I’m unloading (yes I’m typing this from the top deck of a 747). It’s ~7:45, the trucks are (supposed to be) leaving at 9. That’s the type of margins they deal with here (and that’s plenty of time), it’s insane.

Sorting and loading isn’t too hard, it’s just a matter of learning what your looking for and how to spot it quickly. The problem with working sort is the physical toll on your body.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
Just brought out a container of packages for the trucks off the plane I’m unloading (yes I’m typing this from the top deck of a 747). It’s ~7:45, the trucks are (supposed to be) leaving at 9. That’s the type of margins they deal with here (and that’s plenty of time), it’s insane.

Sorting and loading isn’t too hard, it’s just a matter of learning what your looking for and how to spot it quickly. The problem with working sort is the physical toll on your body.
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Keep up the good work!

Peoples' Christmases hang in the balance.

:)
 
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Jimjamesak said:
Of course I’ll be a driver before I’ll ever do Pre-Load. “Hey we need you to load 4 trucks simultaneously while we’re unloading eleventy billion packages per hour. And start time is 1:30. AM.”
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That's how I got my start there. Before being promoted I peaked at as many as 6 browns and went as long as 30 days between misloads. As a manager I did preload, unload, ran the tower, was a trainer, ran the air dock, and a few things I can't recall what they were called. One was balancing all the routes for one center of the hub, the department where packages with bad labels end up, tracking all the trucks as they arrive at the center, getting them to the right unload dock based upon volume, replacing empties and getting them to the right bay by communicating with the shifters, etc., etc. I think I liked that or running the tower the most. Was offered FT but decided to go back to marketing. Sometimes I think I should have stayed and taken advantage of all the stock I would have received. A handful of the guys that were on the same path as I at the time have already retired.
 
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