ask an IE anything

[Red Devil]

Are we still complaining about ORION. @soberups is that you? I can't remember the last time I cared about Orion.

Too many drivers think like the old days. "This is my route!" No it's not. You're paid to deliver and pick up. Stop trying to pretend your the Micheal Jordan of your route. UPS doesn't care anymore.

Orion is a form of psychological abuse

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

ask an IE anything​

Should I put $10k in a 13 month CD at 5.5%?

I bonds

 

[Commercial Inside Release]

ask an IE anything​

Should I put $10k in a 13 month CD at 5.5%?

Maybe...
If you have a bunch of $10,000s.

If you are talking about keeping a few $10k's of cash around, then you might look for a high interest savings account. There are plenty of 4-5% accounts around, that don't have the commitment of CDs or Bonds.

 

[catstalking]

In your years of experience, how many of your fellow management people have been whacked ?
Meaning;
Left on their own accord ?

a few, usually getting married and moving somewhere else

Forced into early retirement ?

no forced but I knew a few that took buyouts/VSAP

Upper management eliminated their position?

I've only seen this happen to HR and every one of them that wanted to stay (even the worthless ones) were found a spot

Or.... had better options ?

only 3 that I've seen, all are very happy and have better QoL now

 

[catstalking]

ask an IE anything

Should I put $10k in a 13 month CD at 5.5%?

no you should:

• contribute to your 401k company match and invest in an S&P fund
• contribute to an HSA in an S&P fund
• contribute to your IRA and invest in leveraged ETFs
• keep a month of pre-tax pay into a checking account, the same in a savings account
• own 20oz of gold
• put every remaining penny into Bitcoin

in that order

 

[catstalking]

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

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[What's your ETA]

sounds like someone messed with your PU allowances, is it a lot or containerized smalls?

Naw, skids of paper, boat parts, t-shirts, elevator parts, airplane parts, window blinds etc. car is so blown out, the Reload run from it at night. What’s screwed up, new manager comes in and tries to justify these fictitious numbers as real. Whatever happened to “ Fair days pay for fair days work”? I think they use our production to offset poor performance elsewhere.

 

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Maybe...
If you have a bunch of $10,000s.

If you are talking about keeping a few $10k's of cash around, then you might look for a high interest savings account. There are plenty of 4-5% accounts around, that don't have the commitment of CDs or Bonds.

With inflation he'd still be losing money at those rates. Lol

 

[catstalking]

Is UPS concerned/ up to speed that the post World War 2 Bretton Woods economic setup might be outdated? I’m thinking BRICS and the chatter of a more multipolar economy vs unipolar and what that would look like in the future with the business? The American Empire isn’t lasting forever!

Carol is probably the only executive that has any idea what you mean, but she's all in on our bull system

BRICS is a non-starter though, a bunch of loser countries with gigantic internal and inter-bloc problems
Russia or China could get their act together but that's about as likely as us getting our act together

still I think multipolar is the future but I don't think UPS is losing on much real future potential there, much of the growth we want is in China and the commies will steal our and shut us down the moment we look like we're established

 

[catstalking]

Naw, skids of paper, boat parts, t-shirts, elevator parts, airplane parts, window blinds etc. car is so blown out, the Reload run from it at night. What’s screwed up, new manager comes in and tries to justify these fictitious numbers as real. Whatever happened to “ Fair days pay for fair days work”? I think they use our production to offset poor performance elsewhere.

I really don't know without talking to ORWM or looking at some timecard audits, does it really matter to you though, you're paid for your time not the O/A, just do the work and collect your check

 

[Commercial Inside Release]

With inflation he'd still be losing money at those rates. Lol

If epic bro is trying to maximize his returns, then there are better places to put money.
Ya never know... Maybe he just wants to squirrel away $10k.

 

[catstalking]

I think they use our production to offset poor performance elsewhere.

oh btw I'll touch on this by itself for a bigger IE picture:
most buildings have PPH plans and the managers will drive themselves crazy trying to beat them or change them, etc

what they don't know is the districts get a rolled up PPH target every year (usually just above last year) no matter what has happened or changed

from this PPH target, they divvy up the hours amongst the buildings based on their recent-past performance:

• ran like kings and carried half the district? congrats you get more of it this year
• sucked ass and ran your op into the ground? no worries we'll have the good building pick up your hours

just like on road, at the end of the day they have to make a number and can only harass you about improving while everyone else picks up your slack

 

[What's your ETA]

I really don't know without talking to ORWM or looking at some timecard audits, does it really matter to you though, you're paid for your time not the O/A, just do the work and collect your check

It’s basically stealing 10k a yr by moving some numbers around behind the scene.

 

[catstalking]

It’s basically stealing 10k a yr by moving some numbers around behind the scene.

how do you steal a bonus paid out 100% at UPS discretion?

 

[What's your ETA]

A manager told me “ A pick up is more important because we can’t send them a bill otherwise” Which begs the question, are pure residential routes under more scrutiny as they don’t generate income?

 

[What's your ETA]

how do you steal a bonus paid out 100% at UPS discretion?

It use to be fair. It’s in name only now.

 

[Coldworld]

That map now is not always correct
I've had several instances where it was showing you to turn the wrong way down a one-way Street

It’s a tool…use it when you need to and shut it off when you don’t…unfortunately mgt likes to turn everything into a metric.

Didn’t have most of that crap when I started driving.

We didn’t even use rubbers when having sex with the secretaries back in the day…oh the good ol’ days.

 

[bumped]

A manager told me “ A pick up is more important because we can’t send them a bill otherwise” Which begs the question, are pure residential routes under more scrutiny as they don’t generate income?

If a pickup is more important...Then why is a missed delivery scrutinized 100 times more than a missed pickup?

 

[Coldworld]

that is just above the level I'm privy to, but here's my fanfiction guess:

From what I heard their first couple offers were completely a joke and not even in the realm of reality. They pull this every time with the Teamsters, pilots, mechanics, etc…it’s a total time suck and just makes them look like a ty company that’s out of touch.

 

[Coldworld]

To piss you off?

I would have come back to the building…lol. This technology is a joke and seriously over designed for what we need it for. If most drivers are having issues with the same stuff day in and day out it’s probably a good assumption that’s it’s ed up.