Started at UPS Tonight.

[LiquidClen 10+ year member]

lol that post afew above mine is hilarious

you can quote which one in particular you were referring to, you know?

 

[craigzter 10+ year member]

i assume you are refering to my poast?

 

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

My mom worked at ups or usps around Christmas for 2 months 2 years ago and she said they just toss boxes everywhere but they pay was good ans she did not complain. .

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

has anything been "misplaced or lost" into your trunk yet

 

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

Yes...

That place is the reason I feel all the pain of you guys.

I know what its like to see broken shit on a daily basis.

 

[eggyhustles 10+ year member]

ups is slavery lol

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

ive worked at my UPS location going on 4 years now...
Sorry dude, if your in it for the job, quit now. Your gone by Christmas mornin'. They tell the guys here the same exact thing. The reason they tell you that crap is because your not union yet, it takes 30 days to become a part of the union. We get people coming through from temp. agencies, that get told the same thing.

All in all its a good job, ive got about another year or so to become a driver.

My old roomate worked there last year, and they didn't let him go after christmas. He quit because he could handle working two jobs (wasn't going to school at the time, but he worked on a farm during the day). But he started in November and was there until March, which is when he quit. Besides, the Hub Supervisor seemed to think I'd be a good candidate for a part-time supervisor once I get the job down pat. She seemed to like the fact that I already have an associates degree. Who knew that thing would have a chance of being useful.

 

[GreenBook 10+ year member]

I'm surprised ups only pays pkg handler's 9.50. I've been w/ fedex not even 2 years yet & make 12.15; starting pay for am/midnight shift is 10.25/10.80 after 90 days. But ups is also teamsters so the benefits might be still worth it. I don't think i'd be willing to deal with the back strain for less then 10.

 

[sholiz 10+ year member]

UPS is slavery ... this is coming from an unloader/loader who has been working there 2 yrs ...

it's good pay, tuition assistance is only for managers though so you may really want to look into that. loading during peak BLOWS, be ready to read a LOT of slics ...

are you hired on as full time or are you just seasonal? you guys are screwed for benefits since the new contract puts you guys off a full year before bene's kick in.

pay is OK, after a year you'll be at about $10/hr ... part time with bene's it's worth sticking around just for those reasons. i want to find a 9-5 (well, more like 6-3 shift) and have a full60 hr work week since UPS doesn't really pay the bills

http://www.upsers.com is one website you should know about, has all the financial benefit info aswell as copies of check stubs, discounts for retailers online, credit incentives ... etc.

the brown visa card rocks, fyi //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

UPS is slavery ... this is coming from an unloader/loader who has been working there 2 yrs ...
it's good pay, tuition assistance is only for managers though so you may really want to look into that. loading during peak BLOWS, be ready to read a LOT of slics ...

are you hired on as full time or are you just seasonal? you guys are screwed for benefits since the new contract puts you guys off a full year before bene's kick in.

pay is OK, after a year you'll be at about $10/hr ... part time with bene's it's worth sticking around just for those reasons. i want to find a 9-5 (well, more like 6-3 shift) and have a full60 hr work week since UPS doesn't really pay the bills

http://www.upsers.com is one website you should know about, has all the financial benefit info aswell as copies of check stubs, discounts for retailers online, credit incentives ... etc.

the brown visa card rocks, fyi //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Not hired as seasonal. And tuition assistance is for everyone in certain cities. It's for management everywhere though. Benefits will be nice, but I already have health/vision/dental through my parents. This is just to pay my bills while in school.

 

[sholiz 10+ year member]

i don't think any of our trailers go through your hub, i work hub 4982 ... 498-05 499-03 498-02 and 497-01 pass through my hands.

all of our WI goes to stevens point ...

anyway, i didn't know tuition assistance was city oriented ... i was told i can't get it, then again my shift works 12 people.

i lost coverage from my parents when i turned 19 so i'm glad i'm with UPS.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

i don't think any of our trailers go through your hub, i work hub 4982 ... 498-05 499-03 498-02 and 497-01 pass through my hands.
all of our WI goes to stevens point ...

anyway, i didn't know tuition assistance was city oriented ... i was told i can't get it, then again my shift works 12 people.

i lost coverage from my parents when i turned 19 so i'm glad i'm with UPS.

Stevens Point is where I work. I'm from the dells, but go to school at UWSP. Like I said, it's pretty steady-traffic hub, so I shouldn't have any trouble keeping my job unless I **** it up or start stealing shit. I was tempted to just run to the car with a nice plasma tv and HP touchsmart computer I loaded last night.

 

[unbonyr 10+ year member]

Drivers make bank!!!! Don't they get like 40k-50k a year

 

[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

lol, I worked for ups years ago for a while. They wil ltell every single person that they arent going to be laid off. On christmas morning while your about to get off work there will be a listed posted. Its the new schedule, anyone hired after aug will more then likely be on that list unless your ******* one of the managers off.

The real kicker is that your paying into your union fee's and the fee's it costs to join the union. They get ya there... it blows. If your really good and show it well then you might get called back some time later i nthe year or be able to get a job again next season with better chances.

Trust the people who have been with the company, dont quit your day job cause you will be really upset if you do. I hate how ups works people but it really is part of the job. And dont belive that they found problem people that they will get rid of. Teamsters protects its members dearly. I literally watched someone run a guy over on purpose with a tug twice and get a paid suspention for 3 days.

On the flip side ups is awesome to work for once your in there for good. Best of luck to ya and i hope ya do make it cause it isnt too hard. Please prep yourself to be let go on xmas morning tho.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Drivers make bank!!!! Don't they get like 40k-50k a year

Don't know what they make, but the Union makes it so you have to be around for EVER to become a driver. Everyone is promoted based on seniority. I don't much care though, because I will most likely have a decent career within 2 years. Either teaching college(finish up my bachelor's this year, then go for my masters for another two years) or as a chef (go to Le Courden Bleu in Minneapolis)