Examples how UPS management is dumb during peak

[Johney]

Hell to the no. Maybe in the BOS (bubble of stupidity). Get a light day two weeks before Christmas? Run fat and save those hours so you'll have then when you need them.

Well, that is if you can rely on your drivers to bring it in if you run fat and send them out light. If most of your drivers are of the "hey it's light nows my chance to screw Brown by dragging my feet and burning up my hours anyway" mindset, then yes, do what you describe.

So no one is going to take a hit for all the UD's? Right. You won't, but someone will.

 

[Johney]

For the most part the guys will bring it in-----my problem is I have to close out the UPS Store and there is no way that I can do that at 2 pm.

They're still guaranteed 8, bring it in or not someone will get bitch slapped for too many UD's.

 

[brownIEman]

So no one is going to take a hit for all the UD's? Right. You won't, but someone will.

They're still guaranteed 8, bring it in or not someone will get bitch slapped for too many UD's.

Yes there will be a bitch slapping for under 8's but 2 weeks before Christmas it will be a pathetic and quick slap compared to the rest of the year. Sadly, during crunch time not even division managers and district managers have the time to do a proper, respectable bitch slapping.

 

[Kicked Your Dog]

Offer all feeder drivers the opportunity to start their shift 2 hours early. Then, when said hordes of drivers report early, they are forced to sit around and wait for the driver they share their tractor with, to finish their regularly scheduled runs.

 

[Analbumcover]

Would you rather work 12 hour preloads Monday thru Friday than work Saturday and have an easy Monday?

I was punched out at 3pm today with an 8am start time thanks to our center cleaning house on Saturday.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I was punched out at 3pm today with an 8am start time thanks to our center cleaning house on Saturday.

Enjoy it while you can.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Nothing dumb here. Great Peak!
Thank you, management team!

You have me blushing again

 

[FrigidFTSup]

So no one is going to take a hit for all the UD's? Right. You won't, but someone will.

We were extremely light today, less than 8 hour paid day and the response we got from above was to send everyone out as is.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We were extremely light today, less than 8 hour paid day and the response we got from above was to send everyone out as is.

...with their helpers...?

 

[FrigidFTSup]

...with their helpers...?

Yep

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Yep

Us too----we were all really light and told to use our helpers for as long as we needed.

 

[brownIEman]

...with their helpers...?

Yep

Us too----we were all really light and told to use our helpers for as long as we needed.

Someone is thinking. Light or not this is not the week you want helpers quitting. Especially ones that have a couple thousand stops under their belt. The procrastinators are coming!

 

[dookie stain]

I’m light stop wise today but I have about 200 pieces more than a normal day. Hope you’re having a good day Dave. God bless you.

 

[Rack em]

I’m light stop wise today but I have about 200 pieces more than a normal day. Hope you’re having a good day Dave. God bless you.

If it makes you feel better, I was over 100 stops and probably 200 packages short of my normal day during peak. Was a good day.

 

[9.5er]

I had more stops today than any other day so far and they had to shuttle what wouldn’t fit. But we didn’t work Saturday. I’ll take it. Rather work longer Monday thru Friday and get The Weeknd off.

 

[Two Tokes]

Work preload six hours on Saturday, paying us time and a half, which is all Monday work. Today (Monday) we work under four hours.

Please share with us, other dumb decisions by management, during peak at your Customer Center/hub.

Not dropping trailers at Kohl's and Target when they are shipping 1000 pieces Let's just send 6 drivers to cover that

 

[Staydryitsraining]

Maybe one of these days they will update the buildings....

Yea with machines

 

[FrigidFTSup]

The Weeknd

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Yea with machines

They need more than that.

 

[Staydryitsraining]

They need more than that.

The only updating that will be done will be to implement machines into operations. No sort aisles, trucks that unload themselves. Small sort, picks and loaders will be all thats left.