new here, seasonal driver questions

[rossco]

last january my building kept 3 "seasonal" drivers for full time who had only worked since october

[The Brown Santa]

My building hired 4 drivers last year from the outside. I was one of them. Drove as a casual for 2 years prior. But.... I also worked inside previously for 5 years, then left. Don't know if that had anything to do with it. I did work my ass off on the road tho, and my supe knew it.

[over10.5]

Apply to be a part time employee.Get in line to be a driver, wait it out. Quit trying to cut in line of a ups employee who is busting their butt for that position.

[barney]

see now thats my situation, i would just like to get my foot in the door ( its pretty crummy here in MI though)....UPS seems to be just as busy if not even busier especially since dhl is going down the tubes.

[newguy1]

Originally Posted by over10.5

Apply to be a part time employee.Get in line to be a driver, wait it out. Quit trying to cut in line of a ups employee who is busting their butt for that position.

if its my only option i will try to get in part time and wait it out like many of you if not most of you.....i am in a tight situation money wise so if i can stay on as a driver it would be a blessing.....

someone told me that whatever i do dont go into part time, just to wait it out and keep calling and calling after the season....that if i go into part time it'll take 3-4 years to become a driver because my name will be on the bottom of the looooong list....in my situation i dont know if i can wait that long.....have a baby on the way.....

we will see what happens, first we'll see how the season does for me, i did a ride along last week and it was a great day, got to see what you guys do 1st hand and i love it! p

friends of mine talk s#@t that a package car driver job is easy, i never thought so, i know its hard work, they think its just 'sign here please....'
they think they have it hard because they are roofers and carpenter.....well i did that before as well and i know both take lots out of you but not to say any of the jobs are breezes.....

[BrownMex4ever]

NewGuy1,if you really want to drive all you need is that ambition, let me put my self as an example, I;m full on Mexican, I came the States in 1984 no english, no family, just me and my brother, he joined the Navy, for him that was the way to thank this country for all the opportunities it has offered to us, me I decided to follow the Browns to deliver packages to citizens of this country, so overall, dont stop for anything, just keep going.

[IDoLessWorkThanMost]

Originally Posted by over10.5

Apply to be a part time employee.Get in line to be a driver, wait it out. Quit trying to cut in line of a ups employee who is busting their butt for that position.

^^

If you REALLY want to drive for UPS, this is how you do it.

If you want to play the lottery, roll the dice and try to get the easy way into money, by all means try to get in as seasonal and kept after peak.

I personally find that annoying, because there are part-time employees busting their ass for years being passed up occasionally by new-hire seasonal drivers. But that's the way it is!

[UpstateNYUPSer]

Don't you just hate drivers that are hired off the street, don't make their way up through the preload and put their time in? Oh, wait, that was me, hired off the street in 1989 and 11 months later was full time.

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Originally Posted by UpstateNYUPSer

Don't you just hate drivers that are hired off the street, don't make their way up through the preload and put their time in? Oh, wait, that was me, hired off the street in 1989 and 11 months later was full time.

Yes. That would explain a lot.

[feeder53]

I was hired last year for a seasonal Feeder driver position and drove about 7 days and on Dec 26th......Now they want me back this season....I do not know if I am going to go, maybe go Driver helper.