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<blockquote data-quote="Doubleparkedrunner" data-source="post: 4556749" data-attributes="member: 71878">The workday is MUCH longer for sure, for sure , for sure....It CAN be much harder if the driver doesn&#039;t have a long term view of his job and future.&nbsp; Don&#039;t get me wrong, the days are harder at UPS but they don&#039;t have to be back breaking if you don&#039;t let them.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is no avoiding long hours but you can avoid running from stop to stop, driving like an idiot, and working harder than you need to by getting flustered.&nbsp; It&#039;s only cardboard and if you work smart and safely with a calm demeanor and long term outlook for your own future you will succeed and more importantly , most likely stay healthy and uninjured.I don&#039;t want to sound hyperbolic but what may look like a lazy driver at UPS is really someone who&#039;s seasoned and is working so smoothly and efficiently that it can come off as slow and lazy.&nbsp; Drivers at UPS get paid very , very well but they also earn every last penny.The work culture is about the exact opposite of what you&#039;ve observed.&nbsp; I had about 10 to 12 fellow workers on my line at ground and I think maybe one or two could have hacked it at UPS.&nbsp;&nbsp; UPS, the company, weeds out slackers very early on in the process.&nbsp; They work them incessantly and badger them for every little mistake.&nbsp;&nbsp; They do this both to train them correctly from day one but I think to mostly weed out the slow and lazy.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; If you make it through the 30 day probation period and into the union as a driver, you could make it just about anywhere else with ease.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Doubleparkedrunner, post: 4556749, member: 71878"] The workday is MUCH longer for sure, for sure , for sure. ...It CAN be much harder if the driver doesn't have a long term view of his job and future. Don't get me wrong, the days are harder at UPS but they don't have to be back breaking if you don't let them. There is no avoiding long hours but you can avoid running from stop to stop, driving like an idiot, and working harder than you need to by getting flustered. It's only cardboard and if you work smart and safely with a calm demeanor and long term outlook for your own future you will succeed and more importantly , most likely stay healthy and uninjured. I don't want to sound hyperbolic but what may look like a lazy driver at UPS is really someone who's seasoned and is working so smoothly and efficiently that it can come off as slow and lazy. Drivers at UPS get paid very , very well but they also earn every last penny. The work culture is about the exact opposite of what you've observed. I had about 10 to 12 fellow workers on my line at ground and I think maybe one or two could have hacked it at UPS. UPS, the company, weeds out slackers very early on in the process. They work them incessantly and badger them for every little mistake. They do this both to train them correctly from day one but I think to mostly weed out the slow and lazy. If you make it through the 30 day probation period and into the union as a driver, you could make it just about anywhere else with ease. [/QUOTE]

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