Best 2'nd to last day of the year!

[pickup]

They do piss me off when they read me off their resumes and cite the jobs that paid more than the first three rungs of progression. Of course , many of these jobs were at companies that no longer exist.

I try to be helpful to these guys and answer their questions as honestly as I can but then they start bitching to me as if I am the guy behind the policies that for the most part keep them on the other side of the fence.

Just for clarity, the resume citing usually happens after I answer a question about pay rates and progression raises. "What the hell? , I made 27 dollars an hour hauling corn syrup 3 years ago? Easiest job in the world." Me-um why don't you go back to that job? Him- I can't , they went out of business.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Just for clarity, the resume citing usually happens after I answer a question about pay rates and progression raises. "What the hell? , I made 27 dollars an hour hauling corn syrup 3 years ago? Easiest job in the world." Me-um why don't you go back to that job? Him- I can't , they went out of business.

I love corn syrup.

 

[OrioN]

The doctor said I wouldn't have so many nosebleeds if I kept my finger out of there.

 

[dragracer66]

Spend 1 peak in the shop and deal with these guys you will understand. You said 25 years ago you were hired as a peak driver. Times were different then, some of these guys expect to come in here go right to top rate beat the crap out of our equipment and have a hole attitudes. These guys don't get it they need us (mechanics) we don't need them. I had a casual come in the shop last peak total a hole. Guess who broke down the next day and guess who sat a hour longer waiting for me to swap out his truck! I'm not saying its all of them but its a majority of them. Oh and the karma thing not worried about it not enough time left to care about it.....

 

[olroadbeech]

Spend 1 peak in the shop and deal with these guys you will understand. You said 25 years ago you were hired as a peak driver. Times were different then, some of these guys expect to come in here go right to top rate beat the crap out of our equipment and have attitudes. These guys don't get it they need us (mechanics) we don't need them. I had a casual come in the shop last peak total . Guess who broke down the next day and guess who sat a hour longer waiting for me to swap out his truck! I'm not saying its all of them but its a majority of them. Oh and the karma thing not worried about it not enough time left to care about it.....

I agree with you a little. But my experience working with casuals have been mostly positive. And since I have been there I look at them from a different perspective. Now, if I were a mechanic my perspective may have been totally different . walk a mile in your shoes as it were.

BTW, I have the greatest respect for the mechanics at UPS. In over 20 years I only ran into a couple bad apples at the shop. In fact I spent most of my meal time in the shop breakroom as I would rather spend my time with mechanics rather than feeder drivers.....haha.

 

[burrheadd]

I agree with you a little. But my experience working with casuals have been mostly positive. And since I have been there I look at them from a different perspective. Now, if I were a mechanic my perspective may have been totally different . walk a mile in your shoes as it were.

BTW, I have the greatest respect for the mechanics at UPS. In over 20 years I only ran into a couple bad apples at the shop. In fact I spent most of my meal time in the shop breakroom as I would rather spend my time with mechanics rather than feeder drivers.....haha.

Couldn't agree more those feeder drivers what a bunch of pain in the