Bragging About Your Wages On Social Media Is Just Dumb!

[olroadbeech]

Because that is the bar the union set for PT employees (which are the most numerous at the company) in the last contract. Best contract ever...And go ahead talk about all the benefits that a healthy 18 year old gets from UPS that they don't already from their parents insurance coverage. Or the pension they don't qualify (unless they are on the West Rider).

Is it smart to brag about wages...it all depends upon whom the audience was...but I do agree they foolhearted attempt to enrage the public seems like a management technique at swaying public opinion. There will be more. Along with crying poverty. The next contract is going to be an ugly negotiation...if not we are not getting our money's worth on our dues.

Expect more Tome publicity stunts that show how management/even the dumbest people in the world can do the job so be happy with what you got.

ya maybe suckasses.....

wouldnt be surprised what this company will stoop down to.....

 

[Trucker Clock]

Well, I do hold two BA’s (education and social studies). Perhaps that helps my ability to pick up new skills by watching instructional videos. As far as automotive mechanics, I definitely can work on my truck and my wife’s car without help. Electrical work, probably not. Simple things like installing a ceiling fan, outlets, etc. I can do.

Plumbing, I had Home Depot deliver a dishwasher then I figured everything out on my own. Not gonna lie, it wasn’t easy, especially since we never had a dishwasher, so there was nothing to work with. I couldn’t do it again without watching YouTube. However, if I were to do that kind of work continuously then I would be able to.

A lot of old time tradesman (plumbers, electricians, carpenters) picked up their skills by learning from their father, relative or friend. I’m not saying it’s easy but it has been accomplished for generations.

Agreed. It can be learned. But, not everybody can learn it. It takes some degree of learning ability above and beyond the basics

Delivering cardboard does not.

 

[DELACROIX]

Agreed. It can be learned. But, not everybody can learn it. It takes some degree of learning ability above and beyond the basics

Delivering cardboard does not.

Why not... it pays your salary.

Remember there are products inside that delivered cardboard...

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Teachers make like $35k lol. They put in a ton of work too.

 

[allahuakbar]

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Trump still lost tho.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Trump still lost tho.

Sorry I made you feel stupid.
Carry on.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

ya maybe suckasses.....

wouldnt be surprised what this company will stoop down to.....

Coming from the biggest suckass of all...

 

[G.V. Rush]

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Thank you!!

 

[G.V. Rush]

Agreed. It can be learned. But, not everybody can learn it. It takes some degree of learning ability above and beyond the basics

Delivering cardboard does not.

Why you trashing drivers so hard? PC driving is not just taking cardboard from point a to point b. It’s a pretty damn stressful job at times.

I just finished a coding boot camp while being full time and it was not easy. But in the end, for me, it was completely boring and I could never do that as a career.

While you’re trying to define what a skilled job is, PC driving is a pretty demanding and tough gig. I earn every penny of that 42/hr job.

 

[Brownsocks]

Why you trashing drivers so hard? PC driving is not just taking cardboard from point a to point b. It’s a pretty damn stressful job at times.

I just finished a coding boot camp while being full time and it was not easy. But in the end, for me, it was completely boring and I could never do that as a career.

While you’re trying to define what a skilled job is, PC driving is a pretty demanding and tough gig. I earn every penny of that 42/hr job.

The way he is talking he must drive in wide open desert with no trees or people. I invite him to come play the 6 inches of clearance on both sides game with me. More people fail at driving than succeed here.

 

[Karma...]

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with biden inflation at 9 percent thats a 6 percent reduction in buying power......tbs...

 

[Trucker Clock]

Why you trashing drivers so hard? PC driving is not just taking cardboard from point a to point b. It’s a pretty damn stressful job at times.

I just finished a coding boot camp while being full time and it was not easy. But in the end, for me, it was completely boring and I could never do that as a career.

While you’re trying to define what a skilled job is, PC driving is a pretty demanding and tough gig. I earn every penny of that 42/hr job.

Not trashing drivers. It’s physical and sometimes stressful. Long hours and harassment.

I’m also not trashing skilled tradesman. Someone just compared the two and I pointed out that is not a good comparison.

 

[Trucker Clock]

The way he is talking he must drive in wide open desert with no trees or people. I invite him to come play the 6 inches of clearance on both sides game with me. More people fail at driving than succeed here.

They fail because they can’t handle it, crash, or just don’t give a crappy and quit.

Delivered everything from heavy industrial, both pickup and delivery, to gravy, mostly residential country routes.

Point is, and always had been, a tradesman needs a particular skill set that he needs to learn. A package car driver needs a drivers license, and maybe the ability to lift boxes.

 

[Brownsocks]

They fail because they can’t handle it, crash, or just don’t give a crappy and quit.

Delivered everything from heavy industrial, both pickup and delivery, to gravy, mostly residential country routes.

Point is, and always had been, a tradesman needs a particular skill set that he needs to learn. A package car driver needs a drivers license, and maybe the ability to lift boxes.

The most important thing the need is common sense, and that can't be taught. You underestimate your co-workers.

 

[Trucker Clock]

The most important thing the need is common sense, and that can't be taught. You underestimate your co-workers.

Common sense helps, but is not needed.

 

[Brownsocks]

Common sense helps, but is not needed.

Your words were "anyone can do the job, given time". That's not even close to true.

 

[DELACROIX]

The most important thing the need is common sense, and that can't be taught. You underestimate your co-workers.

Truth be told .. he really doesn’t have any co-(workers)...

 

[Brownwind]

The UPS package driving job is maybe most comparable to a lawn care landscaping job in terms of skill required, exposure to the elements, hours worked, and even pay - (for independent outfits). Some lawncare people are making way more than us.

If you make a mistake on route it’s life or death. If you make a mistake in the yard wait 7-10 days and mow again.

I appreciate your comparison though. The lawn care company owners locally are definitely making bank.

 

[StackedOut’n’Vibing]

Why you trashing drivers so hard? PC driving is not just taking cardboard from point a to point b. It’s a pretty damn stressful job at times.

I just finished a coding boot camp while being full time and it was not easy. But in the end, for me, it was completely boring and I could never do that as a career.

While you’re trying to define what a skilled job is, PC driving is a pretty demanding and tough gig. I earn every penny of that 42/hr job.

Which boot camp did you do? My spouse is looking to break into tech taking the front end Turing bootcamp, about 7 months long. I’m impressed you managed to work full time AND complete a coding bootcamp cause I hear that in itself is a full time endeavor

 

[Trucker Clock]

Your words were "anyone can do the job, given time". That's not even close to true.

Anyone can. They just quit because they don't want to do it.